The Art of Live Insect Jewelry
Humans evolved relatively recently, in a world long filled with insects. Sharing a world with nearly one million described species of insects (and millions potentially remaining to be described), humans have formed relationships with insects in many ways. Sometimes humans and insects influence each other minimally, other times we profoundly impact each other. Looking for evidence of human relationships with insects will appear all around you, particularly in the works of artists. Human culture is largely marked by the works of artists, so art can offer clues to the history of our relationship with insects.
Humans evolved relatively recently, in a world long filled with insects. Sharing a world with nearly one million described species of insects (and millions potentially remaining to be described), humans have formed relationships with insects in many ways. Sometimes humans and insects influence each other minimally, other times we profoundly impact each other. Looking for evidence of human relationships with insects will appear all around you, particularly in the works of artists. Human culture is largely marked by the works of artists, so art can offer clues to the history of our relationship with insects.
Works Cited
http://www.pupating.org/docs/culture/Klein_BA_2007_Insects_VisualArt_Encycl.Human&AnimalRelations.php
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/maquech-beetles-mexicos-controversial-living-breathing-jewelry.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/27/maquech-broach-beetle-jewelry_n_1383319.html
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=https://www.info7.mx/a/noticia/429678&prev=search
http://coleopterasystematics.com/ironcladid/IroncladID-Zopherus.html
http://maquechbeetlebrooches.weebly.com/biology.html
Images Cited
http://www.contemporarynomad.com/2014/05/makech/
http://www.calvarysg.com/missions/mexico/
http://shanhar.com/page/361/
http://www.tierrayfuego.com/MexicanTile/SpecialDesignsTalaveraTile/TTSDPage/10418-yellow-peacock-flower-mexican-tile.htm
http://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/rus/livejew.htm
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=yucatan+mayan+ruins&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=8B88D94E731AFB9CDC47060345C38740974D6935&selectedIndex=0
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=maquech+beetle&qs=PA&sk=PA1&FORM=QBIR&pq=maquech&sc=8-7&sp=2&qs=PA&sk=PA1#view=detail&id=24074C0DDB0A99B3AD8F79D242395911D9FDFF70&selectedIndex=3
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=maquech+beetle&qs=PA&sk=PA1&FORM=QBIR&pq=maquech&sc=8-7&sp=2&qs=PA&sk=PA1#view=detail&id=6C8649C4B4EE66BEA9CB3BCA76401D221FB3F0C5&selectedIndex=13
http://pennystockjournal.blogspot.com/2014/06/insect-jewelry-maquech-beetle.html
https://evsglobalchange.wordpress.com/tag/tenam-puente/
http://siamgempalace.wordpress.com/tag/mexican-beetle-jewelry/
http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740
http://wwb.skynetblogs.be/zopheridae/
http://www.pupating.org/docs/culture/Klein_BA_2007_Insects_VisualArt_Encycl.Human&AnimalRelations.php
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/maquech-beetles-mexicos-controversial-living-breathing-jewelry.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/27/maquech-broach-beetle-jewelry_n_1383319.html
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=https://www.info7.mx/a/noticia/429678&prev=search
http://coleopterasystematics.com/ironcladid/IroncladID-Zopherus.html
http://maquechbeetlebrooches.weebly.com/biology.html
Images Cited
http://www.contemporarynomad.com/2014/05/makech/
http://www.calvarysg.com/missions/mexico/
http://shanhar.com/page/361/
http://www.tierrayfuego.com/MexicanTile/SpecialDesignsTalaveraTile/TTSDPage/10418-yellow-peacock-flower-mexican-tile.htm
http://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/rus/livejew.htm
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=yucatan+mayan+ruins&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=8B88D94E731AFB9CDC47060345C38740974D6935&selectedIndex=0
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=maquech+beetle&qs=PA&sk=PA1&FORM=QBIR&pq=maquech&sc=8-7&sp=2&qs=PA&sk=PA1#view=detail&id=24074C0DDB0A99B3AD8F79D242395911D9FDFF70&selectedIndex=3
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=maquech+beetle&qs=PA&sk=PA1&FORM=QBIR&pq=maquech&sc=8-7&sp=2&qs=PA&sk=PA1#view=detail&id=6C8649C4B4EE66BEA9CB3BCA76401D221FB3F0C5&selectedIndex=13
http://pennystockjournal.blogspot.com/2014/06/insect-jewelry-maquech-beetle.html
https://evsglobalchange.wordpress.com/tag/tenam-puente/
http://siamgempalace.wordpress.com/tag/mexican-beetle-jewelry/
http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740
http://wwb.skynetblogs.be/zopheridae/