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FLO4610204: Insect: a variety of arenocoris bug with a catary plant (or catary). Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in “British Entomology”, a collection of 770 illustrations and descriptions of British insects, London, England, 1824 to 1839. Atractus literatus, Arenocoris fallenii, Lettered Coreus squash bug, with cat-mint, Nepeta cataria. Handcoloured copperplate by John Curtis (1791-1862) for his own “” British Entomology, 770 Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland,” London, from 1824 to 1839. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4611008: Owl Great Duke or Grand Duke of Europe (Bubo bubo) and Owl Hulotte or Huant Cat (Strix aluco) - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) under the direction of Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Eagle-owl and towl and tler awny owl - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837 / Bridgeman Images
QGA935339: Collage: I. Old World monkeys. 1 Gorilla 2 Gibbon, 3 Orangutan, 4 Mandrill 5 Or hamadryas hamadryas baboon, 6 Hulman or Huneman, 7 Chimpanzee, 8 Sea Cat, 9 Macaque, 10 Kahau or Proboscis Monkey. II New World monkeys: 11 Howler Monkey, 12 Mirikina 13 Tamarins, 14 Judenaffe or Satansaffe 15 Squirrel Monkey / Bridgeman Images
FLO4608209: British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): Catini and Caledonian inhabitants (Scotland) of the northern plains and forests of Great Britain, with tattoos covered - Forte water by Robert Havell (1793-1878) from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith (1776-1859), from the original costume of the inhabitants of the British Isles, from Samuel Meyrick (1783-1848), 1821 - Maaeata and Caledonian men, inhabitants of the plains and forests of North Britain, Pre-roman era, the Catini man on the left carries a cat, a club with four spikes, the Caledonian holds an aseth (spear) - Both are covered in blue woad tattoos - Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Samuel Meyrick's Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, London, 1821. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4569042: The cluster of stars Pismis 24 in the Scorpio - Pismis 24 star cluster in Scorpius - This image shows the cluster of young stars Pismis 24, located about 8000 years - light in the nebula NGC 6357 of the Scorpio. This cluster is home to some of the most massive stars known to date. Image made with the 1.5m Danish telescope of La Silla in Chile in 2009. Located near the famous “” Cat Paw”” nebula (NGC 6334), the Stellar Cluster Pismis 24 lies at the core of NGC 6357. Its stars include some of the most massive stellar behemoths known. One of the brightest stars in the cluster, Pismis 24 - 1, was thought possibly to be the most massive on record, approaching 300 solar masses, until it was discovered by the Hubble Telescope to be a triple star, with large components exceeding 100 solar masses. Several of the other central stars also exceed 100 solar masses. The nebulosity visible in the image shows the effects of intense radiation which has sculpted the clouds into curious shapes. Massive protostars, invisible to optical telescopes, lie hidden within the gas and dust of the region. Image taken with the ESO/Danish 1.5m telescope at La Silla observatory in Chile / Bridgeman Images