Lucas Bustamante / Brush footed butterfly (Lycorea sp.) caterpillar with parasitic wasp cocoons on silk threads, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador.
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Terry Whittaker / Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) feeding on Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus) seed pods, Kent, England, UK. October.
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Jordi Chias / Spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) just hatched from egg case that is on Seafan (Paramuricea clavata), Ullastres seamount, Costa Brava, Llafranch, Catalunya, Spain
Steve Downer / Yellow slug (Limax flavus) back lit embryo moving around in egg case.
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Steve Downer / Yellow slug larva (Limax flavus) emerging from an egg case, controlled conditions.
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Steve Downer / Yellow slug larva (Limax flavus) emerging from an egg case, controlled conditions.
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Ingo Arndt / Caddisfly (Limnephilidae) case built out of sticks and bark fragments, Germany, November.
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Ingo Arndt / Caddisfly (Limnephilus sp.) case built of sticks, wood fragments, seeds, snail shells and plant stems, Germany, November.
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Jan Hamrsky / Black fly pupae (Simuliidae) attached to the stem of aquatic plant, Europe, August, controlled conditions
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Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Emergence of Two-tailed Pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius) Podere Montecucco. Orvieto, Umbria, Italy August. Sequence 6 of 9
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Emergence of Two-tailed Pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius) Podere Montecucco. Orvieto, Umbria, Italy August. Sequence 1 of 9
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John Cancalosi / Adult Common morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides) emerging from chrysalis, Costa Rica. Sequence 1/4.
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Gavin Hellier / Traffic lights and office buildings illuminated at dusk, part of new urban development, modern architecture skyscrapers in Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany, 2007. As was the case in much of Berlin,...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall, UK. April
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Alex Hyde / Apollo silkmoth (Ceranchia apollina) close up of cocoon showing silk fibres, originating from Madagascar. Captive.
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Jan Hamrsky / Mosquito (Culex pipiens) larva below its pupa case. Europe, August.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall, UK. April Sequence 5/7
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall, UK. April Sequence 7/7
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall, UK. April Sequence 6/7
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) in rain, Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, June. Photographer quote: 'Photographing in wet conditions can often result in inte...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / View from Stac Polliadh with double rainbow and rain clouds over Cul Mor, Coigach, Highland, Scotland, November. Photographer quote: "Standing on a rain lashed and windswept mountain side all morning...
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Sergey Gorshkov / Salmon (Salmonidae) fry with egg case still attached, Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, January
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Lynn M Stone / Domestic pig, White piglet in wooden case with bee balm flowers, Illinois, USA
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Georgette Douwma / Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) with anemone showing the effects of bleaching. The bleached anemone is almost white, whereas the unbleached anemone is brown due to the presence of symbiotic...
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Alex Hyde / Silk moth (Saturniidae) cocoon, used in textile production, photographed on a white background. Maroantsetra, Northeast Madagascar.
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Stephen Dalton / Broad bodied chaser dragonfly (Libellula depressa) recently emerged from larval case, UK
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Eric Baccega / Portrait of Lani hunters with painted faces, head-dressed, nose adornment and penis case / gourd, Baliem valley, West Papua, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia, August 2002
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Ingo Arndt / Four spotted libellula dragonfly / (Libellula quadrimaculata) adult freshly emerged from larval case, Germany.
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Ingo Arndt / Adult Egyptian Locust (Anacridium aegyptium) emerging from nymphal skin, captive, Africa. Winner of Fritz Polking portfolio prize, GDT 2012 competition.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Vagrant darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) on twig with larval case, Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve, Serbia, June 2009. BOOK & WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.
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Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 6/6.
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Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 4/6.
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Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 3/6.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Vagrant darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) on twig with larval case, Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve, Serbia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Vagrant darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) on twig with larval case, Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve, Serbia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Vagrant darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) on twig with larval case, Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve, Serbia, June 2009
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Ross Hoddinott / Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) emerging from nymphal case. Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. Sequence 2/3
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos) looking at camera in protective case, Suomussalmi, Finland, July 2008
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Fabio Liverani / Cicada recently emerged from larval case, inflating its wings, sequence 4/5, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
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Ross Hoddinott / Common darter dragonfly {Sympetrum striolatum} recently emerged from nymphal case, Cornwall, UK. June. Winner of Seasons category in the BWPA 2011 competition
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Ross Hoddinott / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case. Cornwall, UK.