Metamorphosis naturalis, ofte Historische beschryvinghe van den oirspronk, aerd, eygenschappen ende vreemde veranderinghen der wormen, rupsen, maeden, vliegen, witjens, byen, motten ende dierghelijcke dierkens meer; niet uyt eenighe boecken, maer alleenelijck door eygen ervarentheyd uytgevonden, beschreven, en na da konst afgeteyckent
Metamorphosis naturalis is a 1662 natural history of insects printed in Middelburg, Netherlands, by Johannes Goedaart and collaborators, written in Dutch for naturalists and general readers interested in worms, caterpillars, flies and bees. The plates show close-up drawings of larvae, a bone-like segmented body, a crowded mass of worms on soil, and a hand-coloured moth with translucent wing spots, giving designers examples of precise, scientific botanical-style observation and early colour printing in a single small-format volume.
