Ode to Norm

I found out today that my favorite entomologist has passed away. Dr. Norm Penny was one of the nicest, kindest scientists I have ever met. He gave me one of my first professional jobs doing scientific illustration. A couple of the neuropteran wings I illustrated for him were new species (see below). He always made sure to send me copies of the papers my illustrations got published in. He gave a great tour of the entomology collection at the California Academy of Sciences. I learned so much from him over the years. Thanks, Norm.

Penny, N. (2002) "Lacewings of Costa Rica" Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, vol. 52 no. 12. Image 117 by Diane T Sands. Images 118, 119 by Victoria Saxe