SOLD Lepidopterine Mite, Surrealesque 1790 Shaw and Nodder Hand-colored Copper Engraving hand-painted anchor amplified by the color and

amplified by the color and attention paid to their gloves

3 1/4" l x 1 3/4" x 1 5/8" t

I really love whoever it is that made this

including for being able to vividly imagine Thomas Stokes' ten old sheep and five lambs

SOLD Lepidopterine Mite, Surrealesque 1790 Shaw and Nodder Hand-colored Copper Engraving hand-painted anchor amplified by the color andThis is a hand colored Shaw and Nodder copper engraving of a Lepidopterine Mite. As I understand it, these mites specifically targets the tympanic membranes (ears) of owlet moths, invading and breed in the moth's ear. And only one ear of the moth, leaving the moth with one functional ear, allowing it to still hear and evade predators, and ensuring the host (and the mite) survives Amazing. And, as rendered here, it looks like a completely surreal,