by Marlin Peterson | Feb 22, 2010 | Science Illustrations
I made this graphic to showcase the incredible evolution of venom-injecting structures that these major groups of arachnids have independently arrived at. The scorpion thru the telson, or the tip if the “tail”; the wolf spider (you can tell by the...
by Marlin Peterson | Dec 11, 2007 | Science Illustrations
nocturnal head portraits Finally we are to do a large project using scratchboard. it is such an amazing medium…for how it looks, and for its forgiving nature. Basically its paper coated with clay that you can brush or use a pen to get your blacks, then you...
by Marlin Peterson | Oct 27, 2007 | Science Illustrations
I love the fact that many insects pass through an aquatic stage on their way towards maturity. And those that spend their whole lives either in water, or never more than metatarsal-length away from it…fascinating! The myriad different paths of evolution that...
