Nepenthaceae - Pitcher Plant moon Date: 1925

Date: 1925

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

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

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

and his moss study is a quiet masterclass in finding sophistication in the smallest corners of the natural world

Nepenthaceae - Pitcher Plant moon Date: 1925Equal 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