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Alex Hyde / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on fallen European beech (Fagus sylvatica). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.
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Alex Hyde / Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) growing on a dead twig on the woodland floor. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.
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Lukas Schaefer / Aerial tracking shot of the Dolomite Mountains above the clouds at Sunrise, Lagazuoi, Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy, April.
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Alex Hyde / Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) basking on lichen-covered tree stump. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.
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Alex Hyde / Red-green carpet moth (Chloroclysta siterata), underside of individual resting on a window. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April. Focus stacked image.
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Alex Hyde / Red-green carpet moth (Chloroclysta siterata). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April. Focus stacked image.
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Alex Hyde / Scorpion fly (Panorpa sp.) male, basking in foliage. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.
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Alex Hyde / Red velvet mite (Trombidium holosericeum) running across soil where it hunts smaller invertebrates. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.
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Alex Hyde / Orange-tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) egg and newly-emerged caterpillar on seed pod of Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May. Focus stacked imag...
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Alex Hyde / Orange-tip Butterfly egg (Anthocharis cardamines) on seed pod of Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May. Focus stacked image.
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Morley Read / Reventador Volcano erupting at dawn, Ecuador, 2017. The mountain has been in a constant state of eruption since 2002.
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Morley Read / Timelapse of the summit of Cotopaxi Volcano (5,897m) after a heavy snowfall, showing vapour emanating from fumaroles, Ecuador, 2018.