Ann & Steve Toon / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis), being scanned for microchip, part of conservation project, Namib Desert, Namibia, April

Jurgen Freund,Jurgen Freund / CT scan of injured Green turtle 'Angie' (Chelonia mydas) from the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, Cairns Diagnostic Imaging. Queensland, Australia

Jurgen Freund,Jurgen Freund / CT scan of injured Green turtle 'Angie' (Chelonia mydas) from the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, Cairns Diagnostic Imaging. Queensland, Australia

Alex Hyde / Human Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) macro shot of claw, that allows the louse to grip onto the hairs of their human host, False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM).

Alex Hyde / Various pollen grains from several species of UK plant. False coloured scanning electron micrograph. Digital composite.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Birdwatcher standing by a bench scanning for a visiting Osprey, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Model released.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Birdwatcher sitting on a bench scanning for a visiting Osprey, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Model released.

Visuals Unlimited / Close up of proboscis of Fruit fly (Drosophila sp) SEM X350

Visuals Unlimited / Grass pollen. SEM X3800 at 4 x 4

Visuals Unlimited / Close up of a Fruit Fly (Drosphila) compound eye. SEM X2500

Visuals Unlimited / Micrococcus Bacteria on agar. Micrococcus is a gram-positive, aerobic prokaryote that is relatively harmless to humans. It forms either pairs or, as seen here, clusters. SEM X21,000

Visuals Unlimited / The Deer Tick (Ixodes dammini) is the vector of Lyme Disease. SEM X20

Visuals Unlimited / Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster) an important laboratory organism in genetics. SEM X75

Visuals Unlimited / Compound eye and coiled proboscis of a moth (Pyralidae). Compound eyes are made up of large numbers of individual facets. The proboscis is used as a sucking and feeding organ. SEM X21

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Chukchi hunter scanning sea ice for Polar bears from his vantage point on top of pressure ice. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia.

Alex Hyde / False coloured scanning electron micrograph of head of Jumping spider {Salticidae} UK

TJ Rich / European river otter {Lutra lutra} standing on hind legs for better view of surrounding area, England, UK captive

Doug Gimesy / Researchers from Earthcare St Kilda scanning a moulting Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) for microchip. St Kilda breakwater, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. December 2016. Model released.

Doug Gimesy / Researchers from Earthcare St Kilda scanning a moulting Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) for microchip. Population monitoring has been taking place since the 1970s. St Kilda breakwater, Melbourne, Vic...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Stalker scanning for Red deer (Cervus elaphus) Glen Affric, Scotland, UK, February 2018.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red kite (Milvus milvus) in flight scanning for prey disturbed by tractor, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK, July 2017.

Visuals Unlimited / Ciliate protozoa (Paramecium) undergoing fission. First the micronuclei divide and redistribute throughout the cytoplasm and then the macronucleus forms two distinct halves. SEM X78

Visuals Unlimited / Protozoa (Paramecium sonneborni) showing the oral apparatus and the cilia. SEM X1500

Eric Baccega / Chief veterinarian, Baptiste Mulot, performing MRI imaging on a female Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) under anaesthetic in the zoo surgery station, Zooparc Beauval, France, October 2017.

Eric Baccega / Female Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) under anaesthetic and undergoing an MRI scanner in the surgery station of the zoo, Zooparc Beauval, France, October 2017.

Nick Upton / Hornet robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis) male perched on a stick scanning for prey, Picos de Europa mountains, Asturias, Spain, August.

Milan Radisics / Scientist scanning European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) nest structure in 3D, Budapest, Hungary

Denis-Huot / Female Leopard (Panthera pardus) and her cub, aged 8 months, scanning their surroundings, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Female Leopard (Panthera pardus) and her cub, aged 8 months, scanning their surroundings, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

John Waters / Bird watchers scanning reedbeds at RSPB Ham Wall Reserve. Formed from abandoned peat diggings and part of the Avalon Marshes wildlife complex on the Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK, February 2015.

John Waters / Bird watchers scanning reedbeds at RSPB Ham Wall Reserve. Formed from abandoned peat diggings and part of the Avalon Marshes wildlife complex on the Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK, February 2015.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) scanning the surroundings while patrolling the pack's territory, Ethiopia, November.

Fred Olivier / Female White-bellied bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis) with its beak open thermoregulating, looking around and scanning for aerial predators, Serengeti NP, Tanzania.

Nick Upton / Veterinarian Romain Pizzi using an ultrasound scanner to look for foetuses in anaesthetised female Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber). Beaver from an escaped population on the River Otter.Project overseen...

Ann & Steve Toon / Scanning newly inserted microchip in juvenile tawny owl (Strix aluco) prior to release into wild, Secret World animal sanctuary, Somerset, UK, June.

Anup Shah / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) juvenile male 'Gimli' aged 7 years sitting between two trees scanning the canopy for fruit. Gombe National Park, Tanzania.

Alex Hyde / Hairs on the foot pad of a tarantula shown on false-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The hairs are finely divided and their large surface area enables the tarantula to grip smooth surfaces.

Jurgen Freund / CT scan of injured Green turtle 'Angie' (Chelonia mydas) from the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, Cairns Diagnostic Imaging. Queensland, Australia

Jurgen Freund / Jennie Gilbert of the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre cares for injured Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) 'Angie' as she gets a CT scan. Queensland, Australia, December 2011

Jurgen Freund / Injured Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) 'Angie' gets a CT Scan at the x-ray facility of Cairns Diagnostic Imaging Queensland, Australia, December 2011

Jurgen Freund / Dr Chris Brown from Channel 10's Bondi Vet TV show, x-ray technical expert Peter Lanski & volunteer Christian Miller with injured turtle 'Angie' coming out of CT Scan xray. Queensland, Australia, Dece...

Alex Hyde / Human hair viewed under a scanning electron microscope. The oldest part of the hair (furtherst from the scalp) will present with a rougher cuticle (outer layer) as shown here.

Alex Hyde / Cockchafer Beetle (Melolontha melolontha) male antenna detail under scanning electron microscope. The surface is studded with sensory cells (yellow) with which it can detect the pheromone signals give...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Deer stalker scanning a snow covered landscape with binoculars, Abernethy NNR, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, December 2011 Model Released

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Deer stalker scanning snow covered woodland with binoculars, Abernethy NNR, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, December 2011 Model Released

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Deer stalker scanning a snow covered landscape with binoculars, Abernethy NNR, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, December 2011 Model Released

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Deer stalker scanning a snow covered landscape with binoculars underneath a Scots Pine (Pinus sylverstris), Abernethy NNR, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, December 2011 Model Released

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Deer stalker scanning a snow covered landscape with binoculars, Abernethy NNR, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, December 2011 Model Released