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beeswax, beeswax foundation, recycled bicycle helmet — Hive Knight (Barrett Klein 2020)
beeswax, beeswax foundation, recycled bicycle helmet

copper etching, modified with color pencil & digital color — Biodiversity (Barrett Klein 2010)
copper etching, modified with color pencil & digital color

paper mache, cardboard tubes, wasp nest paper, sticks — Wasp Nest mask (Barrett Klein 2024)
paper mache, cardboard tubes, wasp nest paper, sticks

cover illustration (Abbott 2011) — Damselflies (BarrettKlein 2010)
cover illustration (Abbott 2011)

color pencil + digital (Rabeling et al. 2008, Wilson 2013) — Martialis heureka (Barrett Klein 2008/2012)
color pencil + digital (Rabeling et al. 2008, Wilson 2013)

Mormolyce phyllodes, violin beetle, on Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute, 1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Mormolyce phyllodes & Mozart (Barrett Klein 2025)
Mormolyce phyllodes, violin beetle, on Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute, 1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

pencil/digital (Seeley 2023) — Gobbeting (Barrett Klein 2022)
pencil/digital (Seeley 2023)

mixed media; AMNH Hall of Biodiversity — Mantis model (Barrett Klein 1998)
mixed media; AMNH Hall of Biodiversity

mixed media; AMNH Hall of Biodiversity — Rhinoceros beetle models (Barrett Klein 1998)
mixed media; AMNH Hall of Biodiversity

image from thermal video — Thermal Society (Barrett Klein 2009)
image from thermal video

color pencil, ink/digital (Klein 2022) — Tree of REM sleep (Barrett Klein 2022)
color pencil, ink/digital (Klein 2022)

burlap, plaster landscaping for AMNH Endangered! exhibit, with Vito Cannella — Siberian tiger display (photo: Denis Finnin 1997)
burlap, plaster landscaping for AMNH Endangered! exhibit, with Vito Cannella

mixed media; AMNH Hall of Biodiversity — Poison dart frog model (Barrett Klein 1999)
mixed media; AMNH Hall of Biodiversity

ink — A City (Barrett Klein ~1999)
ink

color pencil — Peace Fly (Barrett Klein ~2001)
color pencil

digital (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) — Batmorph (Karen Anne Klein & Barrett Klein 2012)
digital (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)

ink — Layers (Barrett Klein 1993)
ink

ink + digital color — Entomophagy (Barrett Klein 1993/2024)
ink + digital color

foam, papier mache, etc. — Stag beetle mask (Barrett Klein 2018)
foam, papier mache, etc.

mixed media (Taylor et al. 2011) — Tungara frog photo (Ryan Taylor) & model (Barrett Klein)
mixed media (Taylor et al. 2011)

urethane, hotmelt glue, paint — Tungara frog model (Barrett Klein 2016)
urethane, hotmelt glue, paint

urethane, hotmelt glue, paint — Tungara frog models (Barrett Klein 2008)
urethane, hotmelt glue, paint

urethane, hotmelt glue, paint — Tungara frog model (Barrett Klein 2005)
urethane, hotmelt glue, paint

urethane; AMNH epidemic! exhibit — HIV model (Barrett Klein 1999)
urethane; AMNH epidemic! exhibit

urethane; AMNH epidemic! exhibit — HIV model (Barrett Klein 1999)
urethane; AMNH epidemic! exhibit

mixed media (Chase Studio Inc) — Under marbled orbweaver (collaboration ~1995)
mixed media (Chase Studio Inc)

urethane, hotmelt glue, wire, hair, paint (Chase Studio Inc) — Scorpion models (Barrett Klein ~1995)
urethane, hotmelt glue, wire, hair, paint (Chase Studio Inc)

urethane, hotmelt glue, wire, paint (Chase Studio Inc) — Oiceoptoma sp. 12x model on leaf litter (Barrett Klein ~1996)
urethane, hotmelt glue, wire, paint (Chase Studio Inc)

hotmelt glue, monofilament, wire, paint (Chase Studio Inc) — Termite 12x model (Barrett Klein ~1996)
hotmelt glue, monofilament, wire, paint (Chase Studio Inc)

urethane, hotmelt glue, wire, paint (Chase Studio Inc) — Ground beetle 12x model (Barrett Klein ~1996)
urethane, hotmelt glue, wire, paint (Chase Studio Inc)

mixed media; AMNH Hall of Biodiversity — Longhorn beetle model (Barrett Klein 1998)
mixed media; AMNH Hall of Biodiversity

mixed media — Congo Rainforest katydid model (Barrett Klein 1998)
mixed media

mixed media — Congo Rainforest katydid model (Barrett Klein 1998)
mixed media

mixed media — Congo Rainforest dung model (Barrett Klein 2019)
mixed media

mixed media — Congo Rainforest dung model (Barrett Klein 2019)
mixed media

copper etching — Senses (Barrett Klein 2000)
copper etching

copper etching — Modes of Perception (Barrett Klein 2000)
copper etching

steel — Stag beetle (Barrett Klein 1992)
steel

microcrystalline wax, masonite, mylar — Carabid beetle (Barrett Klein ~1997)
microcrystalline wax, masonite, mylar

microcrystalline wax, masonite, mylar — Carabid beetle, profiles (Barrett Klein ~1997)
microcrystalline wax, masonite, mylar

beeswax, wasp paper coated with shellac, silk tunic & wings - sewn by Miller & colored with cochineal — Produced by Insects (Barrett Klein & Sienna Miller 2017)
beeswax, wasp paper coated with shellac, silk tunic & wings - sewn by Miller & colored with cochineal

in collaboration with honey bees — Hive Helmet in the making (Barrett Klein 2022)
in collaboration with honey bees

beeswax, honeycomb, honey bee coins from 4 countries, recycled bicycle helmet — Hive Helmet (Barrett Klein 2021)
beeswax, honeycomb, honey bee coins from 4 countries, recycled bicycle helmet

beeswax, honeycomb, honey bee coins from 4 countries, recycled bicycle helmet — Hive Helmet (Barrett Klein 2021)
beeswax, honeycomb, honey bee coins from 4 countries, recycled bicycle helmet

honeycomb (top half), papier mache (bottom half), recycled bicycle helmet — Beekeeper Bee-kept (Barrett Klein 2023)
honeycomb (top half), papier mache (bottom half), recycled bicycle helmet

honeycomb (top half), papier mache (bottom half), recycled bicycle helmet — Beekeeper Bee-kept (Barrett Klein 2023)
honeycomb (top half), papier mache (bottom half), recycled bicycle helmet

ink — Symbiotic Mimickry (Barrett Klein 2002)
ink

color pencil; Andrenosoma sp. with Euglossa dissimula & Hoplomutilla xanthocerata (Roubik & Hanson 2004) — Orchid Bee Enemies (Barrett Klein 2002)
color pencil; Andrenosoma sp. with Euglossa dissimula & Hoplomutilla xanthocerata (Roubik & Hanson 2004)

ink (Roubik 2004) — Orchid bees' knees (Barrett Klein 2003)
ink (Roubik 2004)

Calcium imaging, color pencil, ink — pages from Apis somnia (Barrett Klein 2018)
Calcium imaging, color pencil, ink

color pencil, paint, digital modification — Pupating Planets (Barrett Klein 2010)
color pencil, paint, digital modification

color pencil (Klein 2003 Master's thesis) — Polistes flavus (Barrett Klein 2003)
color pencil (Klein 2003 Master's thesis)

ink — Polistes flavus (Barrett Klein 2003)
ink

digital — Cosmic attine (Barrett Klein 2007)
digital

pencil, digital overlay (Leigh & Ziegler 2019) — Homology of insect mouthparts (Karen Anne Klein & Barrett Klein (2018)
pencil, digital overlay (Leigh & Ziegler 2019)

lead — Andrena dunningi nest castings (Barrett Klein & Brad Nichols 2016)
lead

digital composite — Forensic Entomology (Barrett Klein & John Abbott 2005)
digital composite

pencil/digital (Mueller et al. 2005) — Evolution of Agriculture (Barrett Klein 2005)
pencil/digital (Mueller et al. 2005)

ink — Endangered Insects (1998)
ink

ink, digital color — Dung Dramas (Barrett Klein 2005/2009)
ink, digital color

image from thermal video — Thermal Society (Barrett Klein 2009)
image from thermal video

digital illustrations of 4 damselfly families — Zygoptera (Barrett Klein 2017)
digital illustrations of 4 damselfly families

digital illustrations; page from Damselflies of Texas (Abbott 2011) — Ischnura kellicotti (Barrett Klein & John Abbott 2011)
digital illustrations; page from Damselflies of Texas (Abbott 2011)

digital illustration (Abbott 2011) — Calopteryx dimidiata male (Barrett Klein 2008)
digital illustration (Abbott 2011)

digital illustration (Abbott 2011) — Hetaerina americana male (Barrett Klein 2008)
digital illustration (Abbott 2011)

for book about Cuban damselflies — Enallagma truncatum, orange male (Barrett Klein 2020)
for book about Cuban damselflies

for book about Cuban damselflies — Enallagma truncatum (Karen Anne Klein & Barrett Klein 2020)
for book about Cuban damselflies

acrylic on wood panels — Insect murals (Damond Kyllo & Barrett Klein 2014)
acrylic on wood panels

color pencil — Bee Veins (Barrett Klein 2005)
color pencil

ink (Chase Studio) — Hylonomus sp. (Barrett Klein 1995)
ink (Chase Studio)

ink (Chase Studio) — Devonian cephalopods (Barrett Klein 1995)
ink (Chase Studio)

ink (Chase Studio) — Serrulacaulis furcatus (Barrett Klein 1995)
ink (Chase Studio)

ink/digital (Rittschof & Seeley 2008) — Buzzrunner (Barrett Klein 2006)
ink/digital (Rittschof & Seeley 2008)

color pencil, paint — Blue Dinopid & Auburn Firefly (Barrett Klein 2004)
color pencil, paint

color pencil, ink — Pogonomyrmex (Barrett Klein 2007)
color pencil, ink

ink — Megachilid and Iris (2003)
ink

ink (Engel & Klein 1997) — Neocorynurella seeleyi (Barrett Klein 1996)
ink (Engel & Klein 1997)

ink/digital illustration, with Ant Man (copyright Marvel) for scale — Atta texana nest (Barrett Klein 2007)
ink/digital illustration, with Ant Man (copyright Marvel) for scale

ink/digital illustration — Trachymyrmex arizonensis nest (Barrett Klein 2007)
ink/digital illustration

color pencil; American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) — Central Park (Barrett Klein 1998)
color pencil; American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)

color pencil; American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) — Endemism (Barrett Klein 1998)
color pencil; American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)

color pencil; American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) — Arachnologist Notebook (Barrett Klein 1998)
color pencil; American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)

ink (Vance 1996) — Mayfly-nematode life cycles (Barrett Klein 1993)
ink (Vance 1996)

ink; nematodes causing sex-role reversal (Vance 1996) — Mermithid-infected mayflies (Barrett Klein 1993)
ink; nematodes causing sex-role reversal (Vance 1996)

color pencil, watercolor — 25 Orders of Insects (Barrett Klein 2004)
color pencil, watercolor

beeswax, honeycomb, recycled bicycle helmet, Plexiglas — Hive Helmet (Barrett Klein 2022)
beeswax, honeycomb, recycled bicycle helmet, Plexiglas

honeycomb (top half), papier mache (bottom half), recycled bicycle helmet — Beekeeper Bee-kept (Barrett Klein 2023)
honeycomb (top half), papier mache (bottom half), recycled bicycle helmet

beeswax, beeswax foundation, recycled bicycle helmet — Hive Knight (Barrett Klein 2020)
beeswax, beeswax foundation, recycled bicycle helmet

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