Robert Thompson / Four spotted chaser (Libellula quardrimaculata) Montiaghs Moss NNR, Aghalee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, June.
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Alex Hyde / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) gills. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Mustard / Backlit detail of branching fire coral (Millepora alcicornis) showing the hair like polyps, filled with stinging nematocysts. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Hyde / Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) backlit at sunset. Isle of Mull, Scotland. June. Highly commended in the Botanical Britain Category of the British Widllife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competi...
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Hut in Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, June 2015.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Palm tree branch dipping towards water, Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
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Cyril Ruoso / Fruit of a Dipterocarp tree (Dipterocarpaceae) seed falling to the ground, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Ross Hoddinott / Ice on black volcanic sand beach with waves, Jokulsarlon, Southeast Iceland, February.
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Dong Lei / Poppy (Meconopsis punicea) in habitat, Serxu, Shiqu county, Sichuan Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. August.
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Dong Lei / Poppy (Meconopsis racemosa) flower in habitat. Serxu, Shiqu county, Sichuan Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. August.
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Gabriel Rojo / Close up of Passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) La Pampa, Argentina.
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Pal Hermansen / Composite of flying butterflies (Lepidoptera) on sphere.
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Juergen Freund / Giant clam (Tridacna gigas) Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
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Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in flower at night, with The Milky Way behind, Sonoran Desert National Monument, Sierra Estrella Mountain Wilderness, Arizona, USA, May.
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Claudio Contreras / Boat on canal between chinampas, a wetland agricultural system. Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, September
Ole Jorgen Liodden / White anemone (Anemone nemorosa) against pink background, Ringerike, Norway, May.
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Jack Dykinga / Low angle view of Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) with twisted lowered arms drooping to the ground, a result of frost damage. Honey Bee Canyon, Oro Valley, Arizona, USA. February.
Alex Hyde / Egg sac of European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) suspended from roof of limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. January.
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Paul Williams / View from plane of eroded salt dome, Kavir Desert, Iran, December.
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Stephen Dalton / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axiridis) on end of leaf, invasive species. Sussex, England, UK. March.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Chromodorid nudibranch (Chromodoris annae) on Sea Squirt (Polycarpa aurata) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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MYN / Gil Wizen / Human botfly (Dermatobia hominis), adult and larva. Cayo District, Belize. Composite image. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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Alex Hyde / Cup fungus (Cookeina sp) Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.
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Stephen Dalton / Close-up of holly leaf (Ilex aquifolium).
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Willem Kolvoort / White waterlily (Nymphaea alba) in Naardermeer bog lake, Holland. May.
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Chris Mattison / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seedhead, focus stacked image.
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Olga Kamenskaya / Wide angle view of vehicle parked on ice on lake surface. Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, March 2007.
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Olga Kamenskaya / Ice fragment reflected in the ice of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, March.
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Olga Kamenskaya / Ice fragment reflected in the ice of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, March.
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Olga Kamenskaya / Ice fragment on crack in Lake Baikal ice, Siberia, Russia, March.
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Alan Williams / Domestic pigeons (Columba livia) flock in flight over houses, Cheshire, UK, June.
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Ingo Arndt / Caddisfly (Limnephilidae) case built out of sticks and bark fragments, Germany, November.
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Ingo Arndt / Caddisfly (Limnephilus sp.) case built of sticks, wood fragments, seeds, snail shells and plant stems, Germany, November.
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Mark Taylor / Car park flooded by River Wey, with cars almost completely submerged during Christmas 2013 flooding, Guildford. Surrey, England, UK. 25th December 2013.
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Jane Burton / Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) 'phantom' coloured male displaying to a female, captive from Malaysia and Thailand.
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / A child sitting by wall with empty glass bottles, in the small village of Khumnu. Annapurna Sanctuary, central Nepal, November 2011.
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Eric Medard / Little owl (Athene noctua) on water pump in garden, taken at night with infra red remote camera trap, Mayenne, Pays de Loire, France.
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Jabruson / Eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) juvenile confiscated from poachers by national park authorities from poachers, awaiting release to the wild in wooden crate, Djomba, Virunga National Park,...
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Jabruson / Eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) confiscated juvenile recovered by National Park authorities from poachers, awaiting release to the wild in wooden crate, with hand reaching out, Djomba, Vir...
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Ernie Janes / Big Ben and Union Jack Flag, Westminster, London, England, UK, June 2013.
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Robin Chittenden / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) flying past spire, Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, UK, June.
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Robin Chittenden / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) on statue's head, Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, UK, June
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John Cancalosi / Cross-Section of Utah Septarian Nodule, Utah. A type of geode, Utah Septarian Nodules are found about 15 miles east of Zion National park. They were formed in an ancient sea floor during the Cretaceou...
