Juergen Freund / Bioluminescent fungi (possibly Omphalotus nidiformis / Pleurotus nidiformis) glowing on tree trunk in rainforest at night, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. Highly commended in the Plants an...

Theo Bosboom / Lava flowing at the edge of the lava field of the Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland, 31 March 2021

Theo Bosboom / Aerial view of one of the main lava flows at the eruption site of the Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland, 1 April 2021

Shane Gross / Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) portrait at night, Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Jordi Chias / Jellyfish (Diplulmaris antarctica). Cuverville, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Travelers watching lava on Erta Ale volcano crater. Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa. November 2014.

Pedro Narra / Scientists observing lava and ash plume erupting from Fogo Volcano, Fogo Island, Cape Verde, 29th November 2014.

Franco Banfi / Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) attracted to 'squid jig' bait which glows at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Schooling Scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica.

Peter Lewis / Super moon rising behind Glastonbury Tor with people watching, Somerset, England, UK, 27th September 2015.

Aflo / Firefly (Lampyridae) Japan.

Paul Hobson / Glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca) at night, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August.

Alex Mustard / Red eye medusa (Polyorchis penicillatus) with hitchhiking amphipods (Hyperia medusarum). Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. North East Pacific Ocean.

Fabrice Cahez / Morning mist over the countryside, Aubrac, France, July 2015.

Franco Banfi / Freshwater jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbii) Lake Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland. August. Invasive species.

Richard Du Toit / Black wildebeest (Connochaetus gnou) bull silhouetted at dawn, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Solvin Zankl / By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella) colony. Sargasso Sea, Bermuda.

Andy Trowbridge / Matterhorn (4,478m) at sunrise, with reflection in Lake Stellisee, Zermatt, Switzerland, September 2012.

Angelo Gandolfi / White stork (Ciconia ciconia), nesting colony to provide alternative nesting area whilst the building they normally nest on is under repair. Extremadura, Spain, April.

Yukihiro Fukuda / Light trails of Japanese fireflies (Hotaria parvula and Luciola cruciata), Nichinan-chou, Tottori, Japan, July, Endemic species.

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

Cyril Ruoso / European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) at dusk, Picardy, France. Non-ex

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) silhouetted at sunrise, Galapagos Islands. Endemic.

Roy Mangersnes / Full moon over Adventsdlen, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, April.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus) feeding at sunset, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, April.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) stranded on island, with full moon above, north of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Steven Kazlowski / Photographer in front of Northern lights / Aurora borealis glowing brightly over the frozen eastern Beaufort Sea, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Model released.

Tom Gilks / Nyiragongo volcano at night, Virungas National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo February 2014.

Constantinos Petrinos / Sunset reflected on the surface of the Aegean Sea on a calm day with a speedboat, Evia Island, Greece. July 2014.

Floris van Breugel / Aurora Borealis over yellow tent lit from within and mountainous scenery, Arrigetch Peaks, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA, August 2014.

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.

Alex Hyde / Long exposure of light trail from bioluminescent click beetle (Pyrophorus sp) walking on ground at night. Danum Valley Sabah, Borneo.

Sven Zacek / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in fog at sunset, Estonia, September. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Hougaard Malan / Lighthouse at sunset. Kommetjie, Cape Town, South Africa. November 2008.

Claudio Contreras / Giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris), San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve (Socorro Islands), Pacific Ocean, Western Mexico. Vulnerable species.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) standing alert on hind legs at sunset, Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana.

Juergen Freund / Bioluminescent fungi (Omphalotus nidiformis / Pleurotus nidiformis) glowing on tree trunk in rainforest at night, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia,

Jeff Vanuga / Guardian riding Camargue horse through water at sunrise, Camargue, Bouches du Rhone, France, May 2013.

Franco Banfi / Nudibranch (Janolus cristatus) Vela Luka, Korcula Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

Jabruson / Moon and forest scenic at night with moon near Lokoue Bai. Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo.

Jabruson / Moon and forest scenic at night with moon near Lokoue Bai. Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo.

Ernie Janes / Full moon behind clouds, seen from Norfolk, England, UK, January 2010.

Juergen Freund / Glowing / bioluminescent fungi on rainforest tree, possibly Omphalotus nidiformis, Tableland rainforest, Far North Queensland, Australia

Andy Trowbridge / Arctic Fox (Alopex / Vulpes lagopus) at sunset, during moult from grey summer fur to winter white. Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, September.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) calling, silhouetted against the sun, Pantanal, Matto Grosso do Sul, Brazil.