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Lord Rosebery and two other politicians represented as caterpillars searching for leaves in a barren landscape. Drawing by A.S. Boyd, ca. 1895.

Among the many different presentations of penicillin V one name stands out : DQV-K : the quality oral penicillin.

Caterpillars eating a hole in a tartan fabric; advertising Globol insecticide. Colour lithograph, 1958.

A flowering branch of medlar (Mespilus germanica) with butterfly, chrysalis and caterpillar of a Papilio species. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1816.

Twenty five different insects and the plants they live on. Engraving by I. Taylor.

A pine tree shoot (Pinus species) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A caterpillar. Engraving.

A butterfly wearing a condom on its main body with a caterpillar nearby; an illustration by Edith Hirsch representing an advertisement for an auction exhibition of pictures on the theme of AIDS to benefit the Österreichische AIDS-Hilfe at the Zentrale der Wiener Rettung, Vienna between 29 November to 12 December 1988 in commemoration of World AIDS Day. Colour lithograph.

Common barberry (Berberis vulgaris) with an associated moth, its caterpillar, chrysalis and anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

Wattle (Acacia sp.) flowering stem with a blue locust and a faggot caterpillar emerging from its nest. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1779.

A caterpillar bores a hole into the side of pear having just eaten a hole in an apple, an analogy to the voracious appetite and speed of growth of the HIV virus. Colour silk screen print after A. François, 1993.

A maggot in an arable field. Engraving.

A campion plant (Silene cucubalus) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

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A caterpillar bores a hole into the side of pear having just eaten a hole in an apple, an analogy to the voracious appetite and speed of growth of the HIV virus. Colour silk screen print after A. François, 1993.

A maggot in an arable field. Engraving.

A campion plant (Silene cucubalus) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A caterpillar. Engraving.

Caterpillars eating a hole in a tartan fabric; advertising Globol insecticide. Colour lithograph, 1958.