Metamorphosis: Look closely, and you'll see the wonderful changes happening all around us. Humans, like all living things, go through phases of change and evolution. Phases we should embrace with love and curiosity.⁠ ⁠ Maria Sibylla Merian, a naturalist and scientific illustrator, not only made beautiful, lavish paintings like this one here, but was one of the first scientist to observe the developmental changes of insects. Her close watch of hundreds of insect species allowed her to document and follow how caterpillars cocoon before emerging into a colorful butterfly. Metamorphosis!⁠ ⁠ Change is what makes us beautiful, embrace it all.⁠ ⁠ #mariasibyllamerian #scientificillustration #biographynyc