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Kingfisher Alcedo atthis, an animal used by humans for biomimicry. Illustration from the cover of “30 animals that made us smarter” by Partick Aryee.  This illustration cannot be re-used in any other book titles.

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis, an animal used by humans for biomimicry. Illustration from the cover of “30 animals that made us smarter” by Partick Aryee.  This illustration cannot be re-used in any other book titles.

Large landscape showing an idealised view of Bantham estate in Devon.  It explains the process of succession and stabilization in a sand dunes landscape.  Over 28 species of plant and 17 animals appear in this natural history illustration.  These include adders to sand wasps, Comma butterflies to linnets, and marram grass to Sea carrots. Species […]

Short tail or Field vole Microtus agrestis with grasses behind

Hay meadow cross section showing mole burrow and roots below the soil and flowers, butterflies, and insects above ground

Sketchbook study of a dead Bank vole Myodes glareolus, brought in by a cat

Harlequin beetle Acrocinus longimanus cut to white showing distinctive orange and cohre pattern, elongated fore legs, and long antennae

Rat Rattus norvegicus footprints in pen and ink

Rat Rattus norvegicus in profile looking inquisitive with one paw raised

Water shrew Neomys fodiens on a muddy bank with some vegetation, peering upward and showing its dark fur and feet clearly