The platypus’s (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) venom-delivering spur was a curiosity highlighte
The platypus’s (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) venom-delivering spur was a curiosity highlighted within “Medical Zoology, and Mineralogy…Including an Account of Animal and Mineral Poisons” (1832) by John Stephenson. Contributed to the #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary by @usgs Libraries Program https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40987289 ————————– #SciArt #NaturalHistory #biodiversity #mammal #openaccess #USGS #bhlib #bhl #libraries #library #rarebooks #specialcollections #platypus #LibrariesofInstagram #IGLibraries #IG_Libraries -- source link
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