C. R. Percival spent his life capturing the beauty of nature so others could study it. His skill at collecting and preparing samples meant his slides were shared worldwide.
The conservation team at the Museum has taken micrographs (photographs through a microscope) of these slides.
Browse the Micrographs

Orb-Weaver Spider

Crab Spider

Spider Eyes

Pseudoscorpion

Spider Fangs

Spider Feet from Tarantula

Polar Bear Hair

Bat Hair

Beaver Hair

Rhinoceros Horn Section

Palate (tongue) of a mollusc

Palate (tongue) of a Snail

Common Sole Skin

Monitor Lizard Skin

Crystals (Cadmium Chloride)

Crystals (Strontium Platinocyanide)

Diatoms on Algae

Marine Algae

Spines of Sand Dollar

Young Brittle Star

Bones of Brittle Star

Marine Worm

Spicules from Sea Fan

Shells from Stanley

Foraminifera from Herne Bay

Foraminifera from the Mediterranean Sea

Human Tooth Section

Sea Snail

Tentacles of Goose Barnacle
Orb-Weaver Spider


Crab Spider


Spider Eyes


Pseudoscorpion


Spider Fangs


Spider Feet from Tarantula


Polar Bear Hair


Bat Hair


Beaver Hair


Rhinoceros Horn Section


Palate (tongue) of a mollusc


Palate (tongue) of a Snail


Common Sole Skin


Monitor Lizard Skin


Crystals (Cadmium Chloride)


Crystals (Strontium Platinocyanide)


Diatoms on Algae


Marine Algae


Spines of Sand Dollar


Young Brittle Star


Bones of Brittle Star


Marine Worm


Spicules from Sea Fan


Shells from Stanley


Foraminifera from Herne Bay


Foraminifera from the Mediterranean Sea


Human Tooth Section


Sea Snail


Tentacles of Goose Barnacle

