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Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Greenbottle blue tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens) - see original image number 01482830 EMBARGOED FOR NAT GEO UNTIL the end of 2015
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David Fleetham / Three Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) silhouetted just below the ocean surface, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Blue lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii) drifting through a seaweed forest with Red pom-pom seaweed (Ceramium sp.) and Spaghetti seaweed (Himanthalia elongata), Island of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Sc...
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Klein & Hubert / Swallow (Hirundo rustica) in flight chasing a Tsetse fly (Glossina sp.), Kenya, Africa.
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Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) roosting in morning light, Devon, UK. July.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) in flight, Finland, June.
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Karine Aigner / Greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) standing in shallow water watching a White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) fly by, Bardia National Park, Terai, Nepal.
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Alex Hyde / Soil bacteria cultured on nutrient agar from a soil sample collected in Via Gellia Woods, Derbyshire. Image size in real life 10mm across. UK. March. 10mm across, x10 magnification when printed 10cm w...
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Ann & Steve Toon / Southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) building nest hanging from tree branch, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) female close up of head, preening occasionally, North Florida Wildlife Center. Captive.
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David Weiller / Aerial tracking shot of locals feeding a juvenile Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and swimming past a crowd of tourists, Oslob, Philippines, May.
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David Weiller / Aerial tracking shot of locals feeding a juvenile Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and swimming past a crowd of tourists, Oslob, Philippines, May.
