To see a World in a Grain of Sand 
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, 
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand 
And Eternity in an hour.

-William Blake

Painted from 2010-2014, scanned from a 30"x30" original, Sherwin-Williams acrylic house paint on canvas. 42 distinct species are depicted from birth to death across two separate ecosystems. Number 11 in a sequence of 16 paintings.

Schmryptopen Edition

When threatened Proboscis Escargrazia are capable of drawing themselves up flush against the substrate, offering little purchase for would-be predators, though at least one carnivorous species has adapted to lever their head plate away from their body plate.