“…Merian's efforts in documenting interspecies relationships are regarded as early contributions to modern natural history and ecology, although the term ‘ecology’ was coined approximately two centuries later (Etheridge, 2011a, 2011b; Pieters & Winthagen, 1999). Her influence can be seen in the work of naturalists such as John James Audubon (Etheridge, 2015; Palmeri, 2017). Merian's success in part stems from her ability to use art to bolster her science and vice versa.…”