Master Thesis: Illustrating army ant Eciton burchellii
Army ant Eciton burchellii is a key species in rainforests throughout South and Central America. In total over 300 species have been found to be associated with these ants. These illustrations show their complex natural history and interactions with other species, highlighting their importance in the rainforest. I spent six weeks in the rainforest of Costa Rica; studying, photographing, and drawing the ants. Using these field observations I developed these illustrations that can be used for scientific publication and publication.
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Army ants of Costa RicaIllustrations for identification of Eciton species in Costa Rica. Making illustrations that show that allow for easy comparison and identification of these army ants.
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Published in "Biologie in unserer Zeit"
Restore biodiversity: connect nature areas in South Limburg
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For a fundraising campaign of the Wageningen University Fund I illustrated the biodiversity goals of the nature in Zuid-Limburg, Netherlands.
"Dutch nature is fragmented: protected Natura2000 areas and pieces of forest or grassland, heath or marsh, enclosed in between residential areas and intensive agriculture. This fragmentation prevents animals from moving freely and plants from growing in places where they would naturally do so. As a result, plant and animal species are becoming less and less common in these areas because they can no longer reproduce properly, and eventually die out locally. This is serious, because biodiversity is fundamental to, for example, our food, clean air and good soil quality. " |
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