For #SaveASpiderDay please enjoy this sparkly #spider bling from the American Museum of Natural History’s 2021 ”Beautiful Creatures” exhibition:
Tarantula brooch by Hemmerle, 1995; horse conch pearl, Umba sapphires, diamonds, colored diamonds and gold.
#PleaseNoSquish
@art_history_animalia Fabulous workmanship! a delight to see - & thanks for highlighting #SaveASpiderDay
but spare a thought too for the horse #conch ...
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/one-of-the-worlds-biggest-sea-snails-at-risk-of-extinction
Let's celebrate past #craftsmanship & think about the great of life, for future #SustainableJewelry ? - so from now on also
#PleaseNoSquish #endangered #SeaCreatures
@ClaireFromClare thank you for highlighting the horse conch's plight as well. Important to remember that some jewelry materials like pearls, shells, coral, etc. do in fact come from animals, some of which might have become imperiled from their use (e.g., the demand for the beautiful shells of the now critically endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle).
Also I love spiders this is a 24/7/365 #PleaseNoSquish zone
@art_history_animalia Who wouldn't love that
Thanks for introducing me to the #PeacockSpider - I just found more gorgeous images at https://www.peacockspider.org/
Oh no, another fascinating #RabbitHole!
@ClaireFromClare Peacock Spiders are incredible. It’s a good rabbit hole to fall down. :)
This one is my favorite: https://www.livescience.com/peacock-spider-van-gogh-butt.html
@art_history_animalia Wow!
#optics #AnimalColouration #StructuralColor #PeacockSpider
(& thanks for the boosts!)