Mendel slaps Linnaeus with a platypus

Well, it appears as if that's what he's going to do, anyway. In all seriousness, though, it's a pretty neat painting and the post also includes a time-lapse movie of the evolution of the piece. There's lots more where that came from so be sure to browse around for similar paintings via the Shardcore frontpage.

[Hat-tip to Kevin Z]

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