Entomology (the study of insects) didn't become a distinct field ... with exotic flowers from which she created her designs. Title plate from Maria Sibylla Merian's New Book of Flowers, 1680 ...

Florencia Campetella, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, on Maria Sibylla Merian - 17th century entomologist ... full life cycle and their food plants. The book caused a sensation across ...