{"id":11087,"date":"2021-07-15T11:03:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T11:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=11087"},"modified":"2022-03-14T12:19:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T12:19:13","slug":"nature-pictures-for-covers-spreads-and-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/15\/nature-pictures-for-covers-spreads-and-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Covers, Spreads and Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a nature specialist photo and video library, Naturepl has much to offer: researchers and catalogers with backgrounds in biology and zoology, representing photographers and filmmakers (often scientists and naturalists themselves) who are passionate about the natural world. We know our content; we can suggest images, photographers and stories to illustrate a point, or even suggest book, magazine or calendar ideas.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Book Covers<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s always fascinating to see which images get used on a book&#8217;s front cover. Is it a single image? A seamlessly combined montage? Pictures are often transformed for covers, particularly for fiction, so you never know where you might find the next one.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-11087 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-470x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-overview size-square-overview\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in snow, Varanger Peninsula, Norway.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-3000x3000.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-1234x1234.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-1300x1300.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-1800x1800.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nesbo-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-470x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-overview size-square-overview\" alt=\"A large herd of Tien Shan Argali (Ovis ammon karelini) making tracks through snow. Naryn National Park, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, November.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-3000x3000.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-1234x1234.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-1300x1300.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-1800x1800.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Malady-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-470x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-overview size-square-overview\" alt=\"Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) group flying, Iceland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-3000x3000.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-1234x1234.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-1300x1300.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-1800x1800.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Migration-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">These pictures are just waiting to be used on the next best-seller&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*Research tip: type in &#8216;copy space&#8217; to narrow down your search for images with (you guessed it!) copy space.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery gallery-11087 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4500\" height=\"4500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Person walking along Hell Lane, Sunken Lane (Holloway), Symondsbury, Bridport, Dorset, England, UK. August 2020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-3000x3000.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-1234x1234.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-1300x1300.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-1800x1800.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Person walking along Hell Lane, Sunken Lane (Holloway), Symondsbury, Bridport, Dorset, England, UK. August 2020<\/strong> by Guy Edwardes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4500\" height=\"4500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Two people silhouetted in front of Skogafoss waterfall in southern Iceland, June 2009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-3000x3000.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-1234x1234.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-1300x1300.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-1800x1800.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Two people silhouetted in front of Skogafoss waterfall in southern Iceland, June 2009<\/strong> by Guy Edwardes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4500\" height=\"4500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Gold Hill at night, with the Milky Way above, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK, August 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-3000x3000.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-1234x1234.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-1300x1300.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-1800x1800.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Gold Hill at night, with the Milky Way above, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK, August 2018.<\/strong> by Guy Edwardes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4500\" height=\"4500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Corfe Castle in morning mist, Corfe, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK. September 2013.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-3000x3000.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-1234x1234.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-1300x1300.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-1800x1800.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Corfe Castle in morning mist, Corfe, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK. September 2013.<\/strong> by Guy Edwardes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4500\" height=\"4500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Portland Bill Lighthouse, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, UK. May 2012.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-3000x3000.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-1234x1234.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-1300x1300.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-1800x1800.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Portland Bill Lighthouse, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, UK. May 2012.<\/strong> by Guy Edwardes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4500\" height=\"4500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Church of St. Thomas, Skofja Loka, Slovenia, February 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-3000x3000.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-1234x1234.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-1300x1300.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-1800x1800.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Church of St. Thomas, Skofja Loka, Slovenia, February 2018.<\/strong> by Guy Edwardes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Perhaps for a wraparound?<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery gallery-11087 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_00454505-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Pine tree (Pinus sp), Decanter Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_00454505-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_00454505-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_00454505-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_00454505-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_00454505.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_00454505-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_00454505-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_00454505-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_00454505-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_00454505-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_00454505-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01403736-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Mute swan (Cygnus olor) on the River Itchen at dawn, Ovington, Hampshire, England, UK, May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01403736-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01403736-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01403736-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01403736-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01403736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01403736-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01403736-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01403736-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01403736-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01403736-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01403736-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01245905-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Lake Bled at sunrise with Bled Island and the Assumption of Mary&#039;s Pilgrimage Church, Bled, Gorenjska, Slovenia, October 2007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01245905-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01245905-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01245905-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01245905-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01245905.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01245905-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01245905-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01245905-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01245905-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01245905-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01245905-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01661507-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Knowlton Church at night, Dorset, England, UK, December 2016.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01661507-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01661507-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01661507-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01661507-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01661507.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01661507-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01661507-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01661507-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01661507-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01661507-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01661507-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01676680-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Single person holding umbrella walking through dark woodland near Symondsbury, Bridport, Dorset, England, UK. August 2020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01676680-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01676680-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01676680-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01676680-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01676680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01676680-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01676680-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01676680-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01676680-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01676680-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01676680-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01431298-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) above snowy lava beach near Djupivogur in the East of Iceland, March\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01431298-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01431298-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01431298-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01431298-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01431298.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01431298-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01431298-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01431298-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01431298-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01431298-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01431298-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/concepts\/creative-collections\/looking-for-a-cover-.html\">here<\/a> for the full gallery.*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Chapter Openers &amp; Spreads<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They say a picture is worth a thousand words and that truth is stranger than fiction &#8211; some images combine both those things. Images often have intriguing stories behind them, or reveal something which we could only have imagined. These give us a greater appreciation of the efforts, expertise and knowledge that photographers have to get those extraordinary glimpses of faraway places and secretive creatures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Giants from Faraway Places<\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/kinabalu-giant-red-leech-(mimobdella-buettikoferi)-feeding-on-kinabalu-giant\/search\/detail-0_01628036.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11219 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01628036-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01628036-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01628036-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01628036-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01628036.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01628036-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01628036-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01628036-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01628036-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01628036-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01628036-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01628036-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The Kinabalu Giant red leech (Mimobdella buettikoferi) is endemic to Mount Kinabalu, Borneo. It is approximately 50cm long &#8211; here, it is feeding on another giant on Mount Kinabalu: the Kinabalu Giant earthworm (Pheretima darnleiensis).<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/composite-image-of-wallaces-giant-bee-(megachile-pluto)-with-european-honey\/search\/detail-0_01616193.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11223 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01616193-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"969\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01616193-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01616193-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01616193-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01616193.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01616193-320x218.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01616193-375x256.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01616193-600x410.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01616193-900x614.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01616193-155x106.jpg 155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The Wallace&#8217;s giant bee (Megachile pluto) is the world&#8217;s largest bee, which is approximately 4 times larger than a European honey bee\u00a0(Apis melifera). Photographer Clay Bolt had taken the first image of a living\u00a0Wallace\u2019s Giant Bee (Megachile pluto), the world\u2019s largest bee,\u00a0with its nest. This species nests in tree termite mounds. A lone\u00a0female was discovered in January, 2019 in the North Moluccas,\u00a0Indonesia. Interestingly, the species had been lost since 1981 and\u00a0some feared it was extinct. Her large mandibles collect resin from trees for her to transport to line her nest, in order to protect it from termites\u00a0and moisture. Discovered in 1858 by Alfred Russell Wallace, the\u00a0world\u2019s largest bee had eluded researchers for years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Still on the subject of bees&#8230;<\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/honey-bees-(apis-mellifera)-attacking-a-hornet-(vespa-crabro)-honeybees\/search\/detail-0_01659292.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11221 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01659292-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01659292-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01659292-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01659292-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01659292.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01659292-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01659292-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01659292-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01659292-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01659292-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01659292-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01659292-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Hornets everywhere, beware the humble honeybee.\u00a0Although the hornet in this image would have the clear advantage in a one-on-one duel, the bees have strength in numbers \u2013 and an\u00a0ingenious strategy \u2013 to defeat the formidable invader. If a hornet\u00a0advances too close, the defenders will pile on, preventing its\u00a0escape. Swarming into a ball around the hornet, the bees vibrate\u00a0their wing muscles to generate temperatures of about 46 degrees\u00a0Centigrade. Surrounded by buzzing bodies, the hornet at the\u00a0centre of the ball begins to overheat. The honeybees have a higher\u00a0tolerance to heat, but at 46 degrees, the hornet is roasted alive.\u00a0The defensive behaviour, however, comes at a cost to the bees. In\u00a02018, Japanese researchers demonstrated that honeybees taking\u00a0part in the heat trap strategy pay the price in the form of a reduced\u00a0life expectancy. Sometimes the innermost bees in the ball perish,\u00a0sacrificing themselves for the colony\u2019s defence. Ingo Arndt, who\u00a0 photographed a wild colony of honeybees in his garden over a\u00a0period of six months, says he saw hornets and honeybees locked in\u00a0combat as many as 10 times a day. At first, the bees seemed to be<br \/>\nlosing the battle. \u201cI thought, Oh God, if this keeps happening, they\u00a0will kill my whole colony,\u201d says Arndt. But then the tables turned,\u00a0and the bees began gaining ground. The European hornet is known\u00a0to attack honeybees but does not do so habitually. The bee-versus-hornet behaviour is far more common in related species in Asia,\u00a0but has never been photographed in such detail \u2013 until now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>A Master of Disguise<\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/portrait-of-an-ant-mimicking-crab-spider-(amyciaea-sp)-raising-its-legs-to\/search\/detail-0_01663699.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11222 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01663699-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1016\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01663699-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01663699-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01663699-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01663699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01663699-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01663699-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01663699-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01663699-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01663699-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01663699-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01663699-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Is it an ant? Close, but no; this is an ant-mimicking crab spider (Amyciaea sp.) from\u00a0<span>Buxa tiger reserve, India,<\/span>\u00a0raising its legs in warning to photographer Ripan\u00a0Biswas. The spider lives among weaver ants: fierce predators\u00a0that aggressively defend their nests from intruders \u2013 hence the\u00a0need for a disguise. The spider is able to pull off this deception by\u00a0mimicking the colouration and appearance of the ants. To aid the\u00a0illusion, it even moves in an unusual way, waving its front legs near\u00a0its head like antennae. At the same time, the spider casually preys\u00a0upon its hosts.\u00a0Biswas says the biggest challenge was to differentiate the spider\u00a0from the ants. \u201cWhen I moved in for a closer look, the arachnid\u00a0stood its ground and started to threaten me by raising its legs!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Surfing in the Philippines<\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/search?s=lundgren+nautilus+jellyfish\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11234 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1028\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-1200x649.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-1234x667.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-320x173.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-375x203.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-600x324.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-900x487.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-1300x703.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-1500x811.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut-196x106.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Naut.jpg 1748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1028px) 100vw, 1028px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Magnus Lundgren photographed these brown paper nautilus surfing on jellyfish in\u00a0<span>Balayan Bay, Luzon, Philippines. These nautilus are\u00a0<\/span>\u201csurfing\u201d specialists that hitches a ride on everything from\u00a0swimming jellyfish to drifting plastic waste. The nautilus seems\u00a0to understand that catching a ride on a jellyfish has certain\u00a0advantages: an active form of protection and also as a weapon to\u00a0sting small prey. The nautilus belongs to an order of open water\u00a0octopuses. The females produce a paper-thin shell, which is\u00a0used both to regulate buoyancy and as a brood chamber for the\u00a0nautilus\u2019 eggs. There is a large size difference between the sexes:\u00a0the female (right) grows up to 12 times longer and 600 times\u00a0heavier than the male (left). The small male only mates once,\u00a0whereas the female can have offspring many times during her life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Dressed in Black<\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/emperor-penguin-(aptenodytes-forsteri)-pair-within-breeding-colony-in\/search\/detail-0_01619647.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11218 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01619647-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1031\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01619647-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01619647-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01619647-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01619647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01619647-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01619647-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01619647-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01619647-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01619647-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01619647-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01619647-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>A very rare melanistic Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) male, displaying to a potential partner. Atka Bay, Antarctica. May. Photographer Stefan Christmann recalled:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cMelanism is a very rare mutation in the animal kingdom \u2013 a\u00a0genetic accident that causes the overproduction of the pigment\u00a0melanin (the same pigment that causes humans to get suntans).<br \/>\nMelanistic animals develop dark fur, skin or feathers. Black panthers are a well-known example of melanism in big cats, but the\u00a0mutation can occur in other animals too.\u00a0While documenting an emperor penguin colony in Atka Bay, Antarctica, I was shocked to encounter this fully melanistic individual.\u00a0I\u2019d heard of albino penguins before (where the opposite mutation\u00a0causes the complete absence of melanin, giving rise to an albino).\u00a0This melanistic emperor was something even more unusual. It\u00a0could very well be the only one of its kind alive today.\u00a0Roughly speaking, emperor penguins are half white and half black,\u00a0so finding a melanistic one in a colony of around 10,000 animals\u00a0only happens by chance. I was lucky enough to have a total of\u00a0three encounters with this beautiful individual when it was walking\u00a0around the periphery of the colony. While it was unsuccessful in\u00a0finding a mate for the season, the other birds were not really reacting to its presence in a negative way (as far as I could tell). This\u00a0bird had clearly reached adulthood and hence must have successfully lived amongst the colony for many years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are just a few examples of the incredible stories and facts behind our unique images &#8211; our\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-stories\/single-images-eyecatchers.html\"><em>Eyecatchers<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0are perfect for chapter openers and spreads.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Research &amp; Conservation Images<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery gallery-11087 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01611849-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Research assistant caring for twelve day old orphaned baby Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan. 2014. Captive. Model released.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01611849-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01611849-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01611849-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01611849-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01611849.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01611849-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01611849-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01611849-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01611849-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01611849-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01611849-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Research assistant caring for twelve day old orphaned baby Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan. 2014. Captive. Model released.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01607386-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Young Mozambican biologist Diolinda Mundoza admires a young white-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) as she prepares to release it. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01607386-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01607386-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01607386-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01607386-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01607386.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01607386-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01607386-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01607386-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01607386-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01607386-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01607386-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Young Mozambican biologist Diolinda Mundoza admires a young white-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) as she prepares to release it. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01604654-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Woman releasing a Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus) from a mist net. Block island, Rhode Island, USA.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01604654-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01604654-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01604654-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01604654-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01604654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01604654-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01604654-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01604654-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01604654-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01604654-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01604654-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Woman releasing a Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)  from a mist net. Block island, Rhode Island, USA.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01225888-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Fred Gurgel organizing his algae \/ seaweed specimens, as part of the Coral Reef census, Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia, April 2008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01225888-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01225888-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01225888-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01225888-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01225888.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01225888-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01225888-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01225888-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01225888-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01225888-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/naturepl_01225888-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Fred Gurgel organizing his algae \/ seaweed specimens, as part of the Coral Reef census, Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia, April 2008\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>Scientists and researchers from across the globe, carrying out their research and collecting data in the field or in a lab. You can read about their research and conservation efforts from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/category\/stories\/\">stories blog<\/a>\u00a0or view more pictures from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/environment-conservation\/conservation\/scientists-researchers-and-conservationists.html\">gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Book Ideas and Concepts<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For a number of years now, we&#8217;ve been putting together book ideas and concepts using our extensive image collections, driven by our knowledge and our passion for the natural world. With unique stories and material from our photographers, we hope to offer something out of the ordinary which is not only visually stunning, but also inspiring and accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3cH21xf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11238 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"746\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-1200x848.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-1234x872.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-320x226.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-375x265.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-900x636.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-1300x919.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-1500x1060.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-1800x1273.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-2000x1414.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov-3000x2121.jpg 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book Idea Focus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>KEYSTONE SPECIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Keystone Species<\/em> highlights the vital part that particular species play in maintaining a healthy ecosystem. This book concept looks at the importance of these species and how they significantly shape the landscape and wildlife populations, even affecting areas and animals that at first glance has no connection to them. We look at the different roles that keystone species play and the cases in which the removal or decline of one species has led to the collapse of an ecosystem or habitat, such as the removal and subsequent re-introduction of grey wolves to Yellowstone National Park, and the surprisingly large role that a small animal (eg: bees) can play in maintaining a healthy environment which supports thousands of other species. Animals featured are wolves, bears, salmon, sea otters, beavers, prairie dogs, cassowaries, jaguars, elephants, the keystone plants featured are red mangrove trees, saguaro cacti and giant kelp.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery gallery-11087 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov2-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov2-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov2-2400x1600.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov2-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov3-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov3-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov3-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov3-2400x1600.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov3-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov4-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov4-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov4-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov4-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov4-2400x1600.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-Updated_Cov4-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-UpdatedCov5-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-UpdatedCov5-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-UpdatedCov5-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-UpdatedCov5-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-UpdatedCov5-2400x1600.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-UpdatedCov5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KeystoneSpecies_-UpdatedCov5-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Want to see more? <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3cH21xf\">View the full pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/14\/frankfurt-book-fair\/\">A number of our ideas have been developed and published<\/a>, with several others currently being developed for publication (watch this space!). Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/pictures\/pdfs\/Book%20Ideas%20List_General_updatedJuly2021.pdf\">Adult &amp; Reference Catalogue<\/a> lists all our available concepts so have a browse, be inspired and get in touch if you would like to work with us on any of them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/pictures\/pdfs\/Book%20Ideas%20List_General_updatedJuly2021.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11247 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"888\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-1200x848.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-1234x872.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-320x226.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-375x265.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-900x636.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-1300x919.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-1500x1060.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-1800x1273.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-2000x1414.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Book-Ideas-List_cover-3000x2121.jpg 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Contact <a href=\"mailto:sales@naturepl.com\">us<\/a> if we can give you a hand finding your next cover, spread or book!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a nature specialist photo and video library, Naturepl has much to offer: researchers and catalogers with backgrounds in biology and zoology, representing photographers and filmmakers (often scientists and naturalists themselves) who are passionate about the natural world. 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