Vladimir Nabokov is one of the best fiction writers to weave natural history and biology into engaging stories. In a sense, Nobokov modeled the seamless integration of science content and an articulation of the visual into his verbal reflection of contemporary life. Here is an article about an exhibition that explores these relationships.
St. Petersburg Exhibition Shows Nabokov Under (and Behind) a Microscope - New York Times

and a link to the Nabokov Museuum in St. Petersburg