Solvin Zankl / Baby Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) struggles against the swell to swim away from the beach where it hatched, Ostional, Costa Rica. October. Winner of the Underwater category of the G...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatching, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen from the flower of an apple tree, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Common mole (Talpa europaea) feeding on a grub underground, Germany. Live, captive animal.

Solvin Zankl / Bioluminescent Sea-fireflies (Vargula hilgendorfii) producing a bright blue light. The light is produced by mixing two chemicals together in the presence of oxygen and is for mating displays or defenc...

Solvin Zankl / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) trophallaxis - transfer of nectar from one bee to another, Kiel, Germany.

Solvin Zankl / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) rear view of abdomen, Kiel, Germany.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding larvae in brood cells, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) drinking honey in nest, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) drinking honey in nest, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen standing surrounded by workers, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee 1+Apis mellifera+2 worker on freshly made honey comb, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker on freshly made honey comb, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on natural honeycomb, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen on Goat willow (Salix caprea) Kiel, Germany, April.

Solvin Zankl / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) on rose flower, Kiel, Germany, July.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on comb with honey, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on comb with honey, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) comb filled with honey, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) honey comb mostly covered with wax, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Kiel Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Kiel Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Kiel Germany, June

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Kiel Germany, June

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Kiel Germany, June

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Kiel Germany, June

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) adult emerging from brood cell, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) adult emerging from brood cell, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) adult emerging from brood cell, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) adult emerging from brood cell, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers in hive with three white queen cells, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) forming living bridge, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) forming living bridge, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) forming living bridge, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera), bees can link up to form a bridge, however in this image the bridge has just collapsed leaving just three bees linked. Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers caring for queen cells, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers looking after queen cells, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarming. Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectaring, Kiel, Germany. May

Solvin Zankl / Flatfish (Bothidae sp) larva, Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean close to Cape Verde. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) portrait, deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) on Oak tree (Quercus sp) Niedersachsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Lower Saxonian Elbe Valley, Germany, July.

Solvin Zankl / English oak tree (Quercus robur) in moonlight, Nauroth, Germany, February.

Solvin Zankl / Gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii) emerging from the oak gall. Germany, October.

Solvin Zankl / English oak tree (Quercus robur) silhouetted against orange sky with star trails, Nauroth, Germany, October.

Solvin Zankl / Springtail (Dicyrtomina ornata) on oak tree leaf. Niedersechsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Elbe Valley, Lower Saxony, Germany, December.