Nepenthaceae - Pitcher Plant moon only five years before his

only five years before his untimely death at age thirty-five

MDTitle: Plasma Diagnostic PackageCreator: NASADate: 1982Place of origin: USA

Date: 1925

" This intricate diagram captures Sivartha's fascination with the magical properties of the number 12

alert and dressed in extraordinary colour

Nepenthaceae - Pitcher Plant moon only five years before hisEqual parts beautiful and slightly sinister, the tropical pitcher plants on this Haeckel plate are nature's most elegant traps. Their hanging, lidded pitchers evolved to lure and digest insects dangle from curling tendrils in greens, reds and speckled patterns, drawn by Ernst Haeckel with all the drama these extraordinary carnivorous plants deserve. The image belongs to Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), Haeckel's celebrated portfolio of 100