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Alex Hyde / Soil bacteria cultured on nutrient agar from a soil sample collected in Via Gellia Woods, Derbyshire. Image size in real life 10mm across. UK. March. 10mm across, x10 magnification when printed 10cm w...
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Alex Hyde / Red velvet mite (Trombidium holosericeum) running across soil where it hunts smaller invertebrates. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.
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Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador.
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Morley Read / Large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of Kudafljot glacial river flowing over black volcanic soil, Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of Kudafljot glacial river flowing over black volcanic soil, Iceland, August 2018.
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Nigel Cattlin / Gardeners delight, Cherry tomato seedling just germinated with cotyledons above the soil
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Nigel Cattlin / Gardeners delight, Cherry tomato seedling just germinated with cotyledons above the soil
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Nigel Cattlin / Gardeners delight, Cherry tomato seedling just germinated with cotyledons above the soil
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Juergen Freund / Scientist Susan Laurance leads the Daintree Drought Experiment in far north Queensland. The experiment combines the efforts of plant physiologists, ecologists, soil experts, climatologists and hydrolo...
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Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) feeding on loose soil for its minerals, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
Taken with remote wide angle camera.
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Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) family herd feeding on loose soil for its minerals, with dramatic stormy skies behind, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.