Guy Edwardes / Clustered bonnet fungi (Mycena inclinata) in broadleaved woodland, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. November.

Guy Edwardes / Slime mould (Arcyria denudata) sporangia. New Forest National Park, England, UK. November. Focus stacked image.

Oliver Wright / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) photographed in early morning light. Ledston, Yorkshire, June. Focus stacked image.

Oliver Wright / Portrait of a Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) Yorkshire, August. Focus stacked image.

Oliver Wright / Portrait of a Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) Yorkshire, July. Focus stacked image.

Oliver Wright / Striped Slender Robberfly (Leptogaster cylindrica) Ledston, Yorkshire, July. Focus stacked image.

Oliver Wright / Striped Slender Robberflies (Leptogaster cylindrica) Ledston, Yorkshire, June. Focus stacked image.

Andy Sands / Orange tip butterfly (Anthocaris cardamines) on Cuckoo flower / Lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis), Hertfordshire, England, UK, April - Focus Stacked

Charlie Summers / Andrommeda (M31) with its two syster galaxies (M32 and M110) Eastern Colorado. 8 November 2015. Taken with digital focus stacking.

Charlie Summers / The Pleiades or Seven Sisters (M45), a star cluster in the constellation Taurus, taken 26 September 2014 from Eastern Colorado. Taken with digital focus stacking.

Solvin Zankl / Spines of sea urchins from sand sample from Raja Ampat, Indonesia, the wide range of colours of these animals become visible. Diagonal of frame approx. 5 mm Digital focus stacking image

Solvin Zankl / Fairy Shrimp (Eubranchipus grubii) eggs Digital focus stacking image

Solvin Zankl / Army ant (Dorylus sp.) close-up of male. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Close up of ant (Acanthognathus brevicornis) from South America. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Trap jaw ant (Odontomachus sp.) close-up showing powerful mandibles with sensory hairs. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Close up of ant (Cephalotes clypeatus) Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Fire Ant (Solenopsis geminata) head of a major worker with mandibles used for opening seeds. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Close-up of ant (Thaumatomyrmex atrox) from the neotropics, specialists predators on millipedes Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) close-up portrait, Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Leaf cutter ant (Atta cephalotes ) close-up. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Close up of ant (Harpegnathos venator) head from Asia. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Jet Ant / Shining Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus), worker. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Sea star / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) at brachiolaria larva stage (60 days old), digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea marine planktonic Copepod (Sapphirina sali) Atlantic ocean, Digital focus stacking

Robin Chittenden / Common rustic moth (Mesapamea secalis) resting on tree branch, Norwich, UK. July. Stacked.

Robin Chittenden / Dusky thorn moth (Ennomos fuscantaria) resting on tree branch, Norwich, UK. July. Stacked.

Robin Chittenden / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) against white background, Norfolk, UK. June. Stacked and cutout.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Eye scales of Peacock butterfly (Nymphalis io) captured under low power on a mciroscope and stacked. March.

Guy Edwardes / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) with fly (Suillia variegata) feeding on spores, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. November.

Guy Edwardes / Burnt knight fungus (Tricholoma ustale) growing in moss, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. November.

Guy Edwardes / Clustered bonnet fungi (Mycena inclinata) growing on tree trunk in broadleaved woodland, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. November.

Guy Edwardes / Bleeding fairy helmet / Burgandydrop bonnet fungus (Mycena haematopus), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. November.

Guy Edwardes / Scarlet hood waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea) growing in moss, Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. Focus stacked image. October.

Guy Edwardes / Scarlet hood waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea) growing in moss, Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. Focus stacked image. October.

Guy Edwardes / Turkey tail bracket fungus (Trametes versicolor) growing beside woodland river, Birks of Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. Focus stacked image. October.

Guy Edwardes / Blusher fungus (Amanita rubescens), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. October.

Guy Edwardes / Clustered bonnet fungi (Mycena inclinata) in broadleaved woodland, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. October.

Guy Edwardes / Common Stump bristlestem fungi (Psathyrella piluliformis) large cluster fruiting on fallen Beech trunk, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. October.

Guy Edwardes / Common Stump bristlestem fungi (Psathyrella piluliformis) large cluster fruiting on fallen Beech trunk, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. October.

Guy Edwardes / Bleeding fairy helmet / Burgandydrop bonnet fungi (Mycena haematopus), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. October.

Guy Edwardes / False Deathcap (Amanita citrina), Hampshire, New Forest National Park, UK. Focus stacked image. October.

Guy Edwardes / Clustered bonnet fungi (Mycena inclinata) growing in moss, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. October.

Guy Edwardes / Rosy Bonnet fungus (Mycena rosea) growing in moss, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. October.

Guy Edwardes / Rosy Bonnet fungus (Mycena rosea) growing in moss, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. October.

Guy Edwardes / Clustered bonnet fungi (Mycena inclinata) growing in moss in broadleaved woodland, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. November. October.

Guy Edwardes / Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) growing in moss, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. November. October.

Oliver Wright / Emerald damselfy (Lestes sponsa) at Ledstone pond near Leeds, UK. September. Focus stacked

Andy Sands / Broad centurion soldierfly (Chloromyia formosa) roosting at dawn and covered in dew, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July - Focus Stacked