Illustrations of a portion of the face - a comparison of 13 specimens.

The face, claw and abdomen of each specimen were drawn from the microscope.

Crab species: Austrothelphusa spp.
Pencil on paper.
Queensland Museum. 2012.

A series of 45 drawings to depict 15 freshwater crab specimens from the Northern Territory, Australia. 
Specimens were drawn from the microscope using a camera lucida. Three illustrations were made of each specimen: the face, claw and abdomen.
​For publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

​Images: All images by Michelle Baker, credited to the Queensland Museum.

Crab specimens at the Queensland Museum, ready to be drawn.