Maria Sibylla Merian was not just a fantastic artist, she is partly responsible for making entomology (the study of bugs!) what it is today. And, believe it or not, she was also the first person to ever go on a real scientific expedition. Find out how she accomplished all this in one lifetime and became one of My Girl Heroes. I'm Guenevere. My dad and I make videos of My Girl Heroes. Do you have a suggestion for my next hero? Leave a comment. Transcript available at www.mygirlheroes.com Remember to like and subscribe! It really helps my channel. You'll dig Mary Anning www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4EiClPd2dw And since you must like bugs, check out my friend's channel Draw Curiosity www.youtube.com/channel/UCOs_jEnQF2ePJzjJTgRtunA #HerVoiceIsMyVoice #STEM #kids #Entomology Maria Sybilla Merian. Line engraving, by Wellcome Library, London used under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0003987ER.html Suriname book photo Maria Sibylla Merian [CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Adult silkworm moth by CSIRO [CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandlung und sonderbare Blumennahrung cover image used under fair use and displayed on Goethe University Frankfurt Universitätsbibliothek www.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/wertvoll/w-58.html Map image and screencast from Google Earth. Maroon Village, Suriname River By John Hill - Originally from en.wikipedia; photo taken by Ted Hill in 1955, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2922563 Argentine Black and White Tegu By Bjørn Christian Tørrissen - Own work by uploader, bjornfree.com/galleries.html, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30799653 Horned Dung Beetle By Katya from Moscow, Russia [CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Rocket sound by Cydon used under the Creative Commons License www.freesound.org/people/cydon/sounds/126507

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