The Famous Illustration by Maria Sybilla Merian (IMAGE)

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The Famous Illustration by Maria Sybilla Merian

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Drawing by Maria Sybilla Merian (1705) that gave birth to the popular name 'bird-eating' spider.

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Maria Sibylla Merian and Wikimedia Commons. Available from <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAvicularia-avicularia.jpg >

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