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](/sites/default/files/2020-01/orbweaver_thumb.png)
Orb-Weaver Spider
![Crab Spider](/sites/default/files/2020-01/crabspider_thumb.png)
Crab Spider
![Spider Eyes](/sites/default/files/2020-01/spidereyes_thumb.png)
Spider Eyes
![Pseudoscorpion](/sites/default/files/2020-01/pseudoscorpion_thumb.png)
Pseudoscorpion
![Spider Fangs](/sites/default/files/2020-01/spiderfangs_thumb.png)
Spider Fangs
![Spider Feet from Tarantula](/sites/default/files/2020-01/spiderlegs_thumb.png)
Spider Feet from Tarantula
![Polar Bear Hair](/sites/default/files/2020-01/polarbear_thumb.png)
Polar Bear Hair
![Bat Hair](/sites/default/files/2020-01/bat_thumb.png)
Bat Hair
![Beaver Hair](/sites/default/files/2020-01/beaver_thumb.png)
Beaver Hair
![Rhinoceros Horn Section](/sites/default/files/2020-01/rhino_thumb.png)
Rhinoceros Horn Section
![Palate (tongue) of a mollusc](/sites/default/files/2020-01/mollusctongue_thumb.png)
Palate (tongue) of a mollusc
![Palate (tongue) of a Snail](/sites/default/files/2020-01/snailtongue_thumb.png)
Palate (tongue) of a Snail
![Common Sole Skin](/sites/default/files/2020-01/soleskin_thumb.png)
Common Sole Skin
![Monitor Lizard Skin](/sites/default/files/2020-01/lizardskin_thumb.png)
Monitor Lizard Skin
![Crystals (Cadmium Chloride)](/sites/default/files/2020-01/cadmium_thumb.png)
Crystals (Cadmium Chloride)
![Crystals (Strontium Platinocyanide)](/sites/default/files/2020-01/strontium_thumb.png)
Crystals (Strontium Platinocyanide)
![Diatoms on Algae](/sites/default/files/2020-01/diatomsalgea_thumb.png)
Diatoms on Algae
![Marine Algae](/sites/default/files/2020-01/marinealgea_thumb.png)
Marine Algae
![Spines of Sand Dollar](/sites/default/files/2020-01/sanddollarspines_thumb.jpg)
Spines of Sand Dollar
![Young Brittle Star](/sites/default/files/2020-01/brittlestar_thumb.jpg)
Young Brittle Star
![Bones of Brittle Star](/sites/default/files/2020-01/brittlestarbones_thumb.jpg)
Bones of Brittle Star
![Marine Worm](/sites/default/files/2020-01/marineworm_thumb.jpg)
Marine Worm
![Spicules from Sea Fan](/sites/default/files/2020-01/seafan_thumb.jpg)
Spicules from Sea Fan
![Shells from Stanley](/sites/default/files/2020-01/shells_thumb.jpg)
Shells from Stanley
![Foraminifera from Herne Bay](/sites/default/files/2020-01/foraminiferaherne_thumb.jpg)
Foraminifera from Herne Bay
![Foraminifera from the Mediterranean Sea](/sites/default/files/2020-01/foraminiferamed_thumb.jpg)
Foraminifera from the Mediterranean Sea
![Human Tooth Section](/sites/default/files/2020-01/humanteeth_thumb.jpg)
Human Tooth Section
![Sea Snail](/sites/default/files/2020-01/seasnail_thumb.jpg)
Sea Snail
![Tentacles of Goose Barnacle](/sites/default/files/2020-01/tentacles_thumb.jpg)
Tentacles of Goose Barnacle
Orb-Weaver Spider
![Orb-weaver Spider](/sites/default/files/2020-01/orbweaver_mg.png)
![Orb-Weaver Spider slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/orbweaver_slide.png)
Crab Spider
![Crab Spider](/sites/default/files/2020-01/crabspider_mg.png)
![Crab Spider slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/crabspider_slide.png)
Spider Eyes
![Spider Eyes](/sites/default/files/2020-01/spidereyes_mg.png)
![Spider Eyes slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/spidereyes_slide.png)
Pseudoscorpion
![Pseudoscorpion](/sites/default/files/2020-01/pseudoscorpion_mg.png)
![Pseudoscorpion slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/pseudoscorpion_slide.png)
Spider Fangs
![Spider Fangs](/sites/default/files/2020-01/spiderfangs_mg.png)
![Spider Fangs slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/spiderfangs_slide.png)
Spider Feet from Tarantula
![Spider Feet from Tarantula](/sites/default/files/2020-01/spiderlegs_mg.png)
![Spider Feet from Tarantula slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/spiderlegs_slide.png)
Polar Bear Hair
![Polar Bear Hair](/sites/default/files/2020-01/polarbear_mg.png)
![Polar Bear Hair slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/polarbear_slide.png)
Bat Hair
![Bat Hair](/sites/default/files/2020-01/bat_mg.png)
![Bat Hair slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/bat_slide.png)
Beaver Hair
![Beaver Hair](/sites/default/files/2020-01/beaver_mg.png)
![Beaver Hair slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/beaver_slide.png)
Rhinoceros Horn Section
![Rhinoceros Horn Section](/sites/default/files/2020-01/rhino_mg.png)
![Rhinoceros Horn Section slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/rhino_slide.png)
Palate (tongue) of a mollusc
![Palate (tongue) of a mollusc](/sites/default/files/2020-01/mollusctongue_mg.png)
![Palate (tongue) of a mollusc slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/mollusctongue_slide.png)
Palate (tongue) of a Snail
![Palate (tongue) of a Snail](/sites/default/files/2020-01/snailtongue_mg.png)
![Palate (tongue) of a Snail slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/snailtongue_slide.png)
Common Sole Skin
![Common Sole Skin](/sites/default/files/2020-01/soleskin_mg.png)
![Common Sole Skin slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/soleskin_slide.png)
Monitor Lizard Skin
![Monitor Lizard Skin](/sites/default/files/2020-01/lizardskin_mg.png)
![Monitor Lizard Skin slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/lizardskin_slide.png)
Crystals (Cadmium Chloride)
![Crystals (Cadmium Chloride)](/sites/default/files/2020-01/cadmium_mg.png)
![Crystals (Cadmium Chloride) slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/cadmium_slide.png)
Crystals (Strontium Platinocyanide)
![Crystals (Strontium Platinocyanide)](/sites/default/files/2020-01/strontium_mg.png)
![Crystals (Strontium Platinocyanide) slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/strontium_slide.png)
Diatoms on Algae
![Diatoms on Algae](/sites/default/files/2020-01/diatomsalgea_mg.png)
![Diatoms on Algae slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/diatomsalgea_slide.png)
Marine Algae
![Marine Algae](/sites/default/files/2020-01/marinealgea_mg.png)
![Marine Algae slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/marinealgea_slide.jpg)
Spines of Sand Dollar
![Spines of Sand Dollar](/sites/default/files/2020-01/sanddollarspines_mg.jpg)
![Spines of Sand Dollar slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/sanddollarspines_slide.jpg)
Young Brittle Star
![Young Brittle Star](/sites/default/files/2020-01/brittlestar_mg.jpg)
![Young Brittle Star slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/brittlestar_slide.jpg)
Bones of Brittle Star
![Bones of Brittle Star](/sites/default/files/2020-01/brittlestarbones_mg.jpg)
![Bones of Brittle Star slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/brittlestarbones_slide.jpg)
Marine Worm
![Marine Worm](/sites/default/files/2020-01/marineworm_mg.jpg)
![Marine Worm slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/marineworm_slide.jpg)
Spicules from Sea Fan
![Spicules from Sea Fan](/sites/default/files/2020-01/seafan_mg.jpg)
![Spicules from Sea Fan slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/seafan_slide.jpg)
Shells from Stanley
![Shells from Stanley](/sites/default/files/2020-01/shells_mg.jpg)
![Shells from Stanley slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/shells_slide.jpg)
Foraminifera from Herne Bay
![Foraminifera from Herne Bay](/sites/default/files/2020-01/foraminiferaherne_mg.jpg)
![Foraminifera from Herne Bay slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/foraminiferaherne_slide.jpg)
Foraminifera from the Mediterranean Sea
![Foraminifera from the Mediterranean Sea](/sites/default/files/2020-01/foraminiferamed_mg.jpg)
![Foraminifera from the Mediterranean Sea slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/foraminiferamed_slide.jpg)
Human Tooth Section
![Human Tooth Section](/sites/default/files/2020-01/humanteeth_mg.jpg)
![Human Tooth Section slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/humanteeth_slide.jpg)
Sea Snail
![Sea Snail](/sites/default/files/2020-01/seasnail_mg.jpg)
![Sea Snail slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/seasnail_slide.jpg)
Tentacles of Goose Barnacle
![Tentacles of Goose Barnacle](/sites/default/files/2020-01/tentacles_mg.jpg)
![Tentacles of Goose Barnacle slide](/sites/default/files/2020-01/tentacles_slide.jpg)