Kim Taylor / Bachacs / Leafcutter ants {Atta cephalotes} carrying sections of Cocoa leaf bearing 'riders' thought to ward off parasitic flies which would otherwise lay their eggs on the pieces of leaf. Trinidad, W...

Oliver Wright / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) sequence showing landing and taking off from a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower. Yorkshire, UK. Digital composite.

Guy Edwardes / Milky Way above Durdle Door rock arch. Jurasic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. August 2019. Composite image.

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cacti (Carnegia gigantea) at sunset, during a summer rain storm. Saguaro National Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, August. Digital composite.

MYN / Paul Marcellini / Sequence of an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) hatching from its egg, Palmdale, Florida, USA. Digital composite.

Ernie Janes / RF - Herring gull (Larus argentatus) with blue sky, England, UK, Digital composite. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Nick Upton / Common swifts (Apus apus) flying overhead, Wiltshire, UK, June. Digital composite image.

Tony Wu / Fireflies (Luciola parvula himebotaru) flashing at night for courtship and reproduction. Gifu, Japan. Composite image

Paul D Stewart / Photographic reconstruction of Archaeopteryx by Paul D. Stewart. The fossils of this species was from 150 million years ago, and is thought of as a stage between feathered dinosaurs and modern birds.

Alex Hyde / Leaf-cutter ants (Atta cephalotes) carrying pieces of leaf that they have harvested back to their underground fungus garden in their nest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Photographed in mobile field studi...

Alex Hyde / Leaf-cutter ants (Atta cephalotes) carrying pieces of leaf that they have harvested back to their underground fungus garden in their nest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Photographed in mobile field studi...

Philippe Clement / Silhouette of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) against thunderstorm clouds, Italian Alps, Gran Paradiso National Park, June, digital composite

MYN / Corne van der Linden / Variety of orchids from the Banksia Woodland, Swan Coastal Plain. Including Pansy orchid (Diuris magnifica), Slender sun orchid (Thelymitra vulgaris), Cowslip orchid (Caladenia flava), Plain sun orchi...

Alex Hyde / Chlorophyte or green alga (Volvox aureus) in pond water. UK. The larger spheres are approximately 0.5mm in diameter. Digital composite image.

Juergen Freund / Stars facing north towards constellation Perseus with Perseid meteor shower, above farming fields in the Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland. August 14, 2013 4am, composite image.

Gary K. Smith / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) adult female circling over Oilseed rape crop, Norfolk, England, May. Digital composite.

Mark Taylor / Ginger kitten leaping towards a Pug puppy. Digital composite. NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOOK USE

Konrad Wothe / Gliding seed of Climbing Gourd (Alsomitra macrocarpa) in tropical rainforest, West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia, digital composite

Adrian Davies / Long exposure of a Sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica), showing movement of leaves and stem following irritation.

Philippe Clement / Common tree frog (Hyla arborea) sitting on branch covered in lichen at night with full moon, La Brenne, France, May. Digital composite

Alex Hyde / Various rockpool animals and seaweeds, photographed on a white background. Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, March. Digital composite.

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

Solvin Zankl / Different Snowflakes showing range in size and pattern, magnified under microscope, from Lilehammer, Norway. Digital composite

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Panoramic view of the River Itchen, Ovington, Hampshire, England, UK, May. 2020VISION Exhibition.

Nick Garbutt / Adult male Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibius) posturing in agressive 'yawn' behaviour, Luangwa River, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, November. Digital composite (two frames stitched togethe...

MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Red spotted / Eastern Newts (Notophthalmus viridescens) swimming; from a vernal pool, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, April, digital composite. meetyourneighbours.net project

Alex Hyde / African moon moth (Argema mimosae) digital composite sequence, showing wings expanding after emerging from cocoon, photographed against a white background, orginating from Africa. Captive.

John Abbott / Composite image of flying insects visiting blacklight, Texas, USA, September

Ernie Janes / Two Curlews (Numenius arquata) flying past moon, UK, December, Digital composite

Yves Lanceau / Digital composite - Sequence of four showing a domestic cat, male red tabby falling and landing.

Yves Lanceau / Digital composite - Sequence of eight showing a domestic cat, male red tabby falling and landing.

Yves Lanceau / Digital composite - Sequence of eight showing a domestic cat, male red tabby falling and landing. Model released.

Philippe Clement / Alpine Chough / Yellow-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) flock in flight against mountains, Dolomites, Italy. Digital composite.

Ernie Janes / Barn owl (Tyto alba) in flight, viewed through car windscreen at night, Norfolk, UK, model released. Digital composite

Ernie Janes / Barn owl (Tyto alba) over graveyard of St James Church, South Repps, Norfolk, UK, December. Digital composite

Alex Mustard / Two Denise's Pygmy Seahorses (Hippocampus denise) on a seafan (Muricella sp.). Digital composite. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, November.

Visuals Unlimited / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) diving, Florida, USA, digital composite

Alex Mustard / A split level digital composite showing a Basking shark (Ceterhinus maximus) feeding on plankton around St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, UK. June

Alex Hyde / Boabab trees {Adansonia grandidieri} in evening light. Morondava, Madagascar. Digital Composite Panorama.

Philippe Clement / Wind farm turbines against cloudy sky seen inside incandescent lamp / bulb against white background Digital composite

Philippe Clement / Wind farm turbine against cloudy sky seen inside incandescent lamp / bulb against black background Digital composite

Philippe Clement / Photovoltaic solar panels on roof of house inside incandescent lamp / bulb against black background Digital composite

Philippe Clement / Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) inside incandescent lamp / bulb against white background Digital composite

Philippe Clement / Lightning during thunderstorm above petrochemical industry seen through magnifying glass held against illuminated globe of the earth Digital composite

Philippe Clement / Lightning during thunderstorm above petrochemical industry inside incandescent lamp / bulb against black background. Digital composite

Doug Perrine / Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) female with mating scars and copepod parasites trailing from fins, Port Fidalgo, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA. Digital composite

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched in boreal forest, Estonia. Digital composite

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Hallerbos forest with flowering Bluebells(Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion non-scriptum) Belgium, Aril 2009, digital composite