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...
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Kim Taylor / Southern flying squirrel {Glaucomys volans} taking off, Captive
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Kim Taylor / Barn owl {Tyto alba} landing on fence post. Captive UK.
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Kim Taylor / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) cracking a Garden snail (Cornu aspersum) on stone 'anvil', Surrey, UK, June.
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Kim Taylor / Two Freshwater copepods (Cyclops sp) swimming through pond debris, Surrey, UK, May.
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Kim Taylor / Female Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) stocking her nest in a glass tube with nectar and pollen before laying an egg, followed by her sealing the cell with mud, Surrey, UK, April.
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Kim Taylor / Male Cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha) unfolding its wings before taking off to fly away, Surrey, UK, May.
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Kim Taylor / Slow motion clip of female Blackbird (Turdus merula) bathing in a stone birdbath in garden, Surrey, England, UK, May.
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Kim Taylor / Female Mosquito (Culex pipiens) emerging from its aquatic pupa, June.
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Kim Taylor / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), flying over a cattle trough, descending vertically to come in low over the water and drink. Slow motion. The rapid passing of the swallow causes Water boatmen / Backswi...
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Kim Taylor / Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) caterpillar suspending itself from a silk pad by its rear prolegs before shedding its larval skin and emerging as a pupa, June.
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Kim Taylor / Female Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) returning to her nest hole in a dead holly trunk, April.
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Kim Taylor / Slow motion clip of a male Common blackbird (Turdus merula) bathing in a birdbath, Surrey, England, UK, October.
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Kim Taylor / Timelapse of a cluster of Large white butterfly (Pieris brasssicae) eggs hatching over the course of a day, caterpillars begin to feed. Controlled conditions.
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Kim Taylor / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight, Surrey, England, July.
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Kim Taylor / European hornet (Vespa crabro) worker in flight, Surrey, England, August.
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Kim Taylor / European Hornet (Vespa crabro) queen approaching nest. Surrey, England, May
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Kim Taylor / Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) male landing on Alder (Alnus glutinosa) Surrey, England. February
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Kim Taylor / Assassin Bug (Rhinocoris sp.) Endemic to Costa Rica.
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Kim Taylor / Rainbow Shield Bug (Calidea dregii) Endemic to Southern Africa.
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Kim Taylor / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) worker protecting the nest by jetting formic acid from its tail. Endemic to Europe and Asia. Surrey, UK.
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Kim Taylor / Stinging caterpillar, Costa Rica
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Kim Taylor / Click beetle (Pyrophorus sp) showing orange bioluminescence, Costa Rica
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Kim Taylor / Dobsonfly (Chloronia mexicana) from Costa Rica
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Kim Taylor / Red mason bee (Osmia rufa) female in flight carrying mud to nest, Surrey, UK, April
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Kim Taylor / Two Siskins (Carduelis spinus) fighting, Surrey, UK, March
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Kim Taylor / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) male resting on water surface, Surrey, UK
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Kim Taylor / Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) juvenile jumping through the water surface to take a hoverfly. Surrey, UK.
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Kim Taylor / Brown Long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) drinking from a lily pond , Surrey, UK. Overall WINNER of the Audubon Society of Greater Denver ?hare the View?competition 2011
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Kim Taylor / Various Ladybirds (Coccinellidae) in flight at different points of the wingbeat, against a white background. Surrey, UK, October. Composite
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Kim Taylor / Jumping Spider (Marpissa mucosa) female leaping from acorn to acorn, using silk as a safety line. Surrey, UK, September.
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Kim Taylor / European Hornet (Vespa crabro) workers feeding on Cotoneaster sap from a wound that they have created by chewing away the bark. Surrey, UK, September.
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Kim Taylor / Wasp / Longhorn Beetle (Clytus arietus) against a white background. Surrey, UK, June.
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Kim Taylor / Volucella Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) feeding on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowers. Surrey, UK, June.
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Kim Taylor / Drone / Hover Fly (Eristalis tenax) female against a white background. Surrey, UK, May.
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Kim Taylor / Brown-lipped Banded Snail (Cepaea) against a white background. Surrey, UK, April.
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Kim Taylor / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) in profile against white background. Endemic to central and southern Africa.
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Kim Taylor / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in profile (wild animal photogaphed in Africa, background digitally removed)
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Kim Taylor / European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on a twig against a white background. UK, September.
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Kim Taylor / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) pouncing. UK, Captive
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Kim Taylor / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers on top of their nest synchronise ejection of formic acid droplets to maximise deterrent effect on potential predator, UK. Commended in the Audubon Society of Greater De...
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Kim Taylor / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers defending the nest by ejecting droplets of formic acid, UK.
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Kim Taylor / Pygmy x Golden Guernsey female goat kid, standing on hind legs.
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Kim Taylor / Three-eyed Iguanid Lizard (Chalarodon madargascariensis) portrait standing.
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Kim Taylor / Female Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) in flight, Surrey, UK. Multiple exposure
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Kim Taylor / Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) about to drink from the surface of a lily pond, Surrey, UK
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Kim Taylor / Sexton beetle (Nicrophorus vespilloides) taking off showing elytra folded upwards along back and phoretic mites gathered on thorax to where they migrate whenever the beetle prepares for flight, digit...
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Kim Taylor / Common rough woodlouse (Porcellio scaber) group sheltering in a crevice under tree bark, Surrey, England