Happy #FungiFriday!
While it may look pretty in pink, the sickener (Russula emetica), also known as the emetic russula or vomiting russula, should be only enjoyed visually.

#SciArt by Anna Maria Hussey for her Illustrations of British #Mycology, Ser. 1 (1847). View more in Biodiversity Heritage Library with thanks to the Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden for digitizing: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2976640

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The stunning male Himalayan #monal (Lophophorus impejanus). Like many birds, monals demonstrate sexual dichromatism, in which males and females have different colored plumage.

#SciArt by Elizabeth Gould for A Century of #Birds from the Himalaya Mountains (1831) by John Gould. View more in #Biodiversity Heritage #Library: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42203694 -- #WomenInHistSciArt #WomenInScience #WomenArtists #WomenInArt

#WomenInHistSciArt has been such a rewarding and ongoing research journey. These often unrecognized #WomenInScience created thousands of gorgeous illustrations that advanced science. My dynamic spreadsheet is updated with their names (and various iterations due to marriage) and links to their work in #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. Have fun exploring! --> https://histsciart.com/womeninhistsciart/

Hello! Welcome to #HistSciArt! HSA was created a little over 6 years ago to explore the intersection of #NaturalHistory and #SciArt inspired by the #illustrations found in #Biodiversity Heritage #Library. Find all my 🔗 -> https://linktr.ee/histsciart

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