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Alex Hyde / Focus stacked, inverted image of Diatoms on a microscope slide. Diatoms are single-celled algae which produce approximately 25% of the oxygen we breathe as well as being responsible for approximately...
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Lucas Bustamante / Peacock katydid (Pterochroza ocellata) on leaf in defensive posture, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Basin, Ecuador.
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Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) roosting in morning light, Devon, UK. July.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) in flight, Finland, June.
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Alex Mustard / RF - Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) relaxing in a bed of kelp (Laminaria digitata), with two seals in the background. Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. British Isles. North Sea....
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Ernie Janes / Alpine flower meadow landscape - Seiser Alm with mountains of Langkofel Group in the background. Dolomoites, South Tyrol, Italy. July 2019.
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Claudio Contreras / Californian sea lion (Zalophus californianus) swimming in Southern sea palm (Eisenia arborea) and Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest, San Benitos Islands, Baja California Pacific Islands Biosphe...
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Alex Mustard / Yellow tube sponge (Aplysina fistularis) on coral reef, diver exploring in background. Black Rock Drop Off, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Model released.
David Fleetham / Bargibant's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) wrapped around Eye fan coral (Cnidaria sp). Philippines.
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Guy Edwardes / Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) and Gorse (Ulex europaeus) on Corfe Common, Corfe Castle in background, Dorset, England, UK. May 2017.
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Jack Dykinga / Mass wildflower display Lanceleaf monolopia (Monolopia lanceolata) Great Valley phacelia (Phacelia civiliata) and purple Lemmon's mustard, (Caulanthus anceps) The Temblor Range in evening light in th...