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Colour and Vision

Follow a 565-million-year journey through the eyes of nature in a special exhibition, open 15 July until 6 Nov 2016. Marvel at nature's spectacular palette, learn how sight evolved and discover how the entwined histories of colour and vision filled the natural world with the hues and shades we see today. Use #ColourAndVision to share your photos. www.nhm.ac.uk/colourandvision
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Magpies' BLACK feathers take on an iridescent sheen thanks to structural colour #RainbowNature #ColourAndVision
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Life bold in black and white: in #RainbowNature, some of the world's most charismatic creatures come in monochrome. #ColourAndVision
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Two Museum scientists and two artists reflect on colour and vision in the natural world and beyond. #ColourAndVision
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A specimen from the National Eye Collection showcases the amazing iridescence to be found within the eye of a reindeer. #ColourAndVision
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More PINK on display in the plant world: these seeds are from the a variation of Acer palmatum, also known as Japanese maple. #RainbowNature #ColourAndVision
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It might come as a surprise that this bright PINK belongs to a seaweed: Grateloupia turuturu is native to eastern Asia, but is known to occur along southeast coast of England and in Pembrokeshire. #RainbowNature #ColourAndVision
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More PINK #RainbowNature from our library and archive collections: this peony (Paeonia sp.) flower was illustrated by Franz Bauer of the #BauerBrothers. #ColourAndVision
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Less well known than flamingos, the roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) also obtains its PINK from carotenoids in its diet. #RainbowNature #ColourAndVision
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These PINK flamingo feathers are on display in our Volcanoes and Earthquakes gallery. #ColourAndVision #RainbowNature
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Can you spot the cunningly camouflaged creatures hiding in plain sight? Put your #ColourAndVision to the test.
A perfectly PINK #MineralMonday: rubies are usually defined as the pink or red variety of corundum. #RainbowNature #ColourAndVision Natural History Museum London, Natural Forms, Gems Jewelry, Gems And Minerals, The Pink, Womens Flip Flop
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A perfectly PINK #MineralMonday: rubies are usually defined as the pink or red variety of corundum. #RainbowNature #ColourAndVision
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#RainbowNature returns with a look at life proud in PINK. #ColourAndVision
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Have you spotted the colourful touches to the information panels in #ColourAndVision? Dichroic materials along each edge allow us to display the full sprectrum.