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Art History Animalia

For please enjoy this sparkly 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.
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@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 zone 🕷️🕸️