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New Forest Cicada 

(Cicadetta montana)

Pen, watercolour & gouache 

This species is the only cicada native to the UK. Although it is one of the largest insects to be found here, it has proved to be incredibly hard to spot - there have been no recorded sightings for over a decade. Unfortunately, they are critically endangered which is thought to be largely due to a lack of suitable habitat. In order to have any chance of spotting this cicada, your best chance is in the New Forest National Park in Southern England. It mainly chooses sunny, south-facing woodlands and sings a particular high-pitched song which can be too high a frequency for some older ears to hear. If this is not challenging enough, it mainly lives high up in the tree canopies or underground as a nymph when reaching maturity. 

This is one of a number entomological studies making up my Insectarium collection which aims to explore the fragility of our native insects in the UK and the increasing pressures placed on their ecosystems.

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Palaeontology; or, A systematic summary of extinct animals and their geological relations - Richard Owen - 1861 - via Internet Archive

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India ink on paper

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Copic Multiliner SP 0.03 on New Bresdin Paper

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Pictures of new or incompletely known amphibians and Reptiles: designed according to the nature or life 

By Schlegel, H. (Hermann), 1804-1884

Publication info Dusseldorf: the publishing of Arnz & Comp, 1837-1844.. BHL Collections: Smithsonian Libraries

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Locupletissimi rerum naturalium - vol. 3 - Albertus Seba - 1734 - via Internet Archive

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Mycologia

By Mycological Society of America. New York Botanical Garden. Publication info [Bronx, etc.] :New York Botanical Garden. Holding Institution: Smithsonian Libraries Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Christoph Jacob Trew: Tabulae osteologicae

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Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os (1792-1861)

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Artist: Karmazid

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Paul-Albert Besnard - Le Mystère

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“The Old Temple” c. 1787-88 “The Fountains” c. 1787-88 “The Landing Place” c. 1787-88 “The Obelisk” c.1787-88

by Hubert Robert (French,1733-1808)

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Miscellaneous Background Creatures from The Dark Crystal.

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A huntsman and his dog, 1866, Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers

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The Fall of the Rebel Angels (detail) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1562.

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Caliban on a branch, 1881, Odilon Redon

Size: 49.9x36.7 cm Medium: charcoal, chalk on paper

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