Maria Sibylla Merian sailed to Suriname at 52 to study insects where they lived, and published this in 1705. She drew every stage on the plant each species actually fed on, which almost nobody was doing at the time.
Maria Sibylla Merian sailed to Suriname at 52 to study insects where they lived, and published this in 1705. She drew every stage on the plant each species actually fed on, which almost nobody was doing at the time.