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Thorny devil Moloch horridus showing spines and a surly expression. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Gecko foot anatomy showing branched setae under magnification.  This microscopic branching is what makes gecko feet so sticky.  Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Aryee (BBC Books).

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 […]

Cornish heath Erica vagans showing dense foliage and individual pale pink flower

Slow worm Anguis fragilis

Rainbow agama lizard Agama agama pen and ink

Heath landscape based around heather and gorse with a distant sea and town; animals shown include rabbits, short eared owl, Stonechat, Sand lizard, blue butterfly, Adder, and Dartford warbler

Illustration incorporating lots of animals found in the African tropical rainforests of Ghana including monkey, hornbill, sunbird, bongo, jaguar, sunsquirrel, driver ant, pangolin, and moniter lizard

Landscape showing a brown field industrial site with factories and refineries in the distance, and an area of spoil and trah behind along with fly tipped wheels and bikes, flush next to a railway grown with buddejas; in the forground there are jackdaw and redstart, wild flowers and a small pool, and ltos of opportunist […]