Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Maria Sibylla Merian's 366th Birthday

Today's Google doodle features detailed illustrations of some insects, caterpillars, butterflies and oddly enough, an iguana or some lizard-like entity as well.

It is apparently created to celebrate the 366th birthday of a German naturalist and scientific illustrator, Maria Sibylla Merian. She was known for her detailed observations and documentation of butterfly metamorphosis.

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