Polyzoa XI
1885-1890
Frederick McCoy’s detailed study of Polyzoa looks less like a biology textbook and more like a sketchbook of alien flora. Created in the late 19th century, these intricate drawings capture bryozoans—tiny colonial animals that build hard, branching structures often mistaken for plants or coral. McCoy, the first director of the National Museum of Victoria, meticulously documented these microscopic architects to help classify Australia's marine life. The result is a hauntingly beautiful page of science that reveals the complex, tubular homes of creatures most people never notice.
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