Stinging Collection

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), internal anatomy, cross-section

Twoband anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) in sea anemone on a coral reef. Anemonefish, also called clownfish, live in association with anemones. Both partners benefit in a mutualistic association

Plants / Urtica Dioica
Common Nettle or Stinging Nettle

Coral polyp. - Night. Feeding on polychat worm, Coral polyps are carnivours
VT-8376 Coral polyp. - Night. Feeding on polychat worm, Coral polyps are carnivours. They feed on other animals Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Picture No. 10767490
Stinging Box Jellyfish / Sea Wasp - Underwater (Chironex fleckeri) Date:

Coral Polyp - feeding on a fish, night Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australia
VT-8374 Coral Polyp - feeding on a fish, night Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australia Tubastrea faulkneri Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Coral polyps - Two polyps fighting over small fish, night. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
VT-8372 Coral polyps - Two polyps fighting over small fish, night. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Tubastrea faulkneri Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal

Common stinging nettle, Urtica dioica
5856118 Common stinging nettle, Urtica dioica; (add.info.: Common stinging nettle, Urtica dioica. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Bear Stung by Bees, 1865-1895. Creator: William Holbrook Beard
Bear Stung by Bees, 1865-1895

Fig.1.2. Stinging Cubomedusae; F.3.4. Its Long Tentacles; F. 5. Sea Medusae with... 1813
Fig.1.2. Stinging Cubomedusae; F.3.4. Its Long Tentacles; F. 5. Sea Medusae with Long Tentacles; F.6. Curly Fringe of a Large Brazilian Cubomedusae; F.7.Warty Sea Medusae; F.8

Cactus Painting
Perfect Plant Prints, 1145412178

Stinging nettle, Urtica dioica
5856754 Stinging nettle, Urtica dioica by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Stinging nettle, Urtica dioica. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby)

DDE-90024831
Shrimp on ocean floor, Raja Ampat Islands, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia. Date: 12/08/2006

Examples of Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746693 Examples of Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Venus and Cupid, c. 1525 (oil on wood)
3598532 Venus and Cupid, c.1525 (oil on wood) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553); 81.3x54.6 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: Cupid Complaining to Venus)

The Soldier and the Bees (coloured engraving)
979151 The Soldier and the Bees (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Soldier and the Bees.); © Look and Learn

Illustration for An Episode of West Woodlands, by Bret Harte (chromolitho)
1063402 Illustration for An Episode of West Woodlands, by Bret Harte (chromolitho) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Comic postcard, Primitive couple in fig leaves Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man, boy and starfish on the beach Date: 20th century

Naked-eye medusa and hydrozoan jellyfish
Naked-eye medusa, Orythia viridis, Oritia verde 1, and hydrozoans, Geryonia proboscidalis, Dianea gabert 2, and Liriope tetraphylla, Gerionia tetrafilla 3

Jellyfish and stinging jellyfish species
Jellyfish species. Favonia octonema 1, Lymnorea triedra 2, and stinging jellyfish, Cyanea labiche 3. Favonia ottonema, Limnorea triedra, Cianea Labiche

A wasp taking a frolick, 1813 (hand-coloured etching)
AQS331997 A wasp taking a frolick, 1813 (hand-coloured etching) by American School, (19th century); 31.5x23.8 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

The Hornet and Peacock, or, John Bull in distress, 1813 (etching with engraving)
AQS331991 The Hornet and Peacock, or, John Bull in distress, 1813 (etching with engraving) by American School, (19th century); 16x26 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Stinging nettle, Urtica dioica, and hemp nettle, Galeopsis speciosa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Common tailorbird, stinging nettle and aardvark
Common tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius with nest, stinging nettle, Urtica dioica, and aardvark, Orycteropus afer. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire

Stinging nettle, Urtica dioica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

The Avengers of Morality (Colour Litho)
2777798 The Avengers of Morality (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The avengers of morals)

Homers Iliad (engraving)
961830 Homers Iliad (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Pictorial Atlas to Homers Iliad and Odyssey (Grevel, 1892)

Emigration - Infested by Mosquitoes. 19th century

John Bull threatened by insects from all quarters, c. 1813 (hand-coloured etching)
AQS331993 John Bull threatened by insects from all quarters, c.1813 (hand-coloured etching) by American School, (19th century); 21.4x32.2 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

"There was an Old Person of Dover, who rushed through a field of blue clover", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386650 " There was an Old Person of Dover, who rushed through a field of blue clover", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Johnny Mosquito (colour photo)
3096305 Johnny Mosquito (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johnny Mosquito)

Michel and Dominique, the little thieves (coloured engraving)
5998968 Michel and Dominique, the little thieves (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Michel and Dominique, the little thieves)

Cupid stung by bees - Design for a pendant or hat badge, c. 1532-43 (pen & ink on paper)
829842 Cupid stung by bees - Design for a pendant or hat badge, c.1532-43 (pen & ink on paper) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543); 5.6x5.6 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Peasant Attacked by Bees, c. 1622. Creator: Jacques Callot
Peasant Attacked by Bees, c. 1622

Peasant Attacked by Bees, c. 1617. Creator: Jacques Callot
Peasant Attacked by Bees, c. 1617

Venus with Cupid the Honey Thief, ca. 1580-1620. Creator: Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder
Venus with Cupid the Honey Thief, ca. 1580-1620

Travelers Stung By Bees, c1880. From The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone The Great Missionary Traveller. [Adam & Co. London, c1880]

A tube anemone - cerianthus lloydii in Langkawi, Malaysia 2
Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria. They are named for the anemone, a terrestrial flower

Zoanthids in blue
Zoanthids are an order of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs, the deep sea and many other marine environments around the world

Portuguese Man o War (Physalia physalis) with long, dangling, purple-blue tentacles

Crown Jellyfish, Cephea cephea, Hawaii, USA
The Crown jellyfish (Cephea cephea) is also known as the cauliflower jellyfish, Hawaii. This species lives in open ocean with a lifespan of three to six months

Lions Mane Jellyfish, Cyanea capillata, BC, Canada
The Lions mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) can reach six feet across with 30 foot tentacles; British Columbia, Canada

This Juvenile Three Spot Damselfish (Dascyllus Trimaculatus) Is Pictured Beside The Anemone That Is Utilizes For Protection; Yap, Micronesia

Migratory Locust (Locusta migratoria)
Illustration of a Migratory Locust (Locusta migratoria)

Queen bee
Illustration of a Queen bee

Jellyfish - Common Jellyfish and hundreds of small fish who seek protection beneath the stinging tenticals of their
VT-8399 Jellyfish - Common Jellyfish and hundreds of small fish who seek protection beneath the stinging tenticals of their host Seal Rocks. NSW

Man with an insect on his nose on a novelty postcard. Date: circa 1900s

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"Nature's Stinging Wonders: From Honey Bees to Coral Polyps" Buzzing with purpose, the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) showcases its stinging prowess as it defends its hive against intruders. Delving into the intricate internal anatomy of a Honey Bee, we discover the fascinating cross-section that reveals its venomous stinger. In the vibrant depths of the Great Barrier Reef, a Twoband anemonefish navigates cautiously around the tentacles of anemones armed with their stinging cells. Under cover of night, a Coral polyp indulges in a feast on a polychaete worm, showcasing their carnivorous nature amidst Heron Island's thriving ecosystem. Picture No. 10767490 captures the mesmerizing sight of a Coral Polyp feeding on a fish under moonlit waters near Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Witnessing two Coral polyps engaged in an intense battle over a small fish during nighttime unveils their competitive nature and survival instincts at play. Amidst prickly landscapes, Cactus Paintings depict both beauty and danger as these plants defend themselves with tiny but potent stinging spines. The notorious Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) leaves no room for doubt about its name as unsuspecting passersby experience its painful sting upon contact. Transported back in time to Stendal, Germany, we witness how even horses were not spared from unexpected encounters with bees' stingers while farmers plowed fields using horse-drawn carts. Exploring Ernst Haeckel's "Kunstformen der Natur, " we encounter stunning Discomedusae - jellyfish species renowned for their elegant yet potentially dangerous trailing tentacles adorned with stinging cells.