The Facts of Life
2008
Dimensions: 8"x8"x"8 (exterior) 5"x4"x7" (interior)
Materials: Clay, honey bee wings, cicada wings
One of the earliest attempts at a system of taxonomic classification was by Pliny the Elder, who classified birds and flying insects together as flying things that inhabit the air.
Mantis Music Box (A Different Kind of Role Model)
When the key is wound, it plays Swan Lake
2008
Dimensions: 6.75"x6"x4"
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Materials: Music box, mantis
Beetle Lightbox
A five-horned rhinoceros beetle transformed into a lightbox, containing a flower made of honey bee wings.