Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Greenbottle blue tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens) - see original image number 01482830 EMBARGOED FOR NAT GEO UNTIL the end of 2015

Rob Jordan / 2020VISION / Family fishing from the bank of the River Tweed at Junction Pool, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? The most popular UK spor...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Old fishing boat held upright at low tide with ropes and chains, Roa Island, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, UK, February 2012. Did you know? Over the last decade the number of UK fishermen has decl...

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) on a bare field, Norfolk, England, UK, April. Did you know? Partridges have the largest number of eggs in a clutch of any bird species, the highest number recorded being...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Male urban Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sniffing ground near graves, West London cemetery, UK, May. Did you know? Foxes have 28 different calls to communicate with each other, as well as a number of visual...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) adult on breeding loch, Flow Country, Highland, Scotland, UK, June, vertical crop of image number 01358766

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) amongst visitors in Regent's Park, London, UK, April 2011. Photographer quote: 'It was fascinating to watch public reaction to the large numbers of herons in London's parks...

Laurent Geslin / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) flying through the city. Paris, France

Jeff Foott / Large number of tourists on overcrowded hiking trail, Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Jeff Foott / Large number of tourists on overcrowded hiking trail, Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah

Nick Upton / Royal Agricultural University students prepare to erect a number of nestboxes for Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus) and other farmland birds as part of the Marlborough Downs Nature Improvement Area proj...

Georgette Douwma / Coral reef with a Coral hind (Cephalophus miniata), Delicate sea whips (Jungceellia fragilis) and a large number of Pygmy sweepers (Parapriacanthus ransonetti) Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Jeff Rotman / Large number of fishing boats fishing for Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) using drift gill nets, and trying to out manoeuvre other boats. Naknek River, Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, July.

Jeff Rotman / Large number of fishing boats fishing for Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) using drift gill nets, and trying to out manoeuvre other boats. Naknek River, Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, July.

Franco Banfi / Hard coral with number for research, growing on structure of bio-rock, a method of enhancing the growth of corals and aquatic organisms. Karang Lestari Pemuteran project, Desa Pemuteran, Bali Island,...

Dave Bevan / Pied wagtail (Motacilla alba yarellii) close up of nest with seven eggs, this is an unusual high number of eggs. Carmarthenshire, Wales, June.

Nick Upton / Sue Sayer of the Cornwall Seal Group using unique coat patterns to identify a Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) 'Dangles' photographed at a number of sites along the Cornish coast, Cornwall, UK, October....

Gerrit Vyn / Common raven (Corvus corax) nestlings on man made tower outside village. Man made structures have increased the number of ravens, which has led to increased predation on may Arctic nesting birds, nest...

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Peruvian blonde tarantula (Lasiodora polycuspulatus) - see original image number 01482832

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Common iguana (Iguana iguana) - see original image number 01482835

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of head and legs of Abbot's Angle Headed Lizard (Gonocephalus doriae). See original image number 01482827.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Blue crown pigeon (Goura) feathers. See original image number 01482826.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) feather. See original image number 01471792.

Michael D. Kern / Dart Frog Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus). See original image number 01194344.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of East African Crown Crane (Balearica regulorum) feather. See original image number 01482825.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of an Eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii). See original image number 01395832.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis) scales. See original image number 01482824.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Green bottle blue tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens). See original image number 01194383.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Iguana (Iguana iguana) spines. See original image number 01395867.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Leaf Tail Gecko (Uroplatus lineatus) legs and tongue cleaning eye. See original image number 01395955.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) scales. See original image number 01482823.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Rainbow Millipede (Aulacobolus rubropunctatus). See original image number 01295835.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) head and body. See original image number 01482822.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii), pink form. See original image number 01482821.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Tarantula. See original image number 01482820.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) scales and face. See original image number 01482819.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) crest feathers. See original image number 01482818.

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Wagler's Temple Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) scales. See original image number 01173495.

Peter Cairns / Car with number plate indicating support for wolves, Yellowstone National Park, USA, February.

Ernie Janes / Large number of Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) at Monkey Temple or Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal. November 2014.

Doug Perrine / Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) female with pup aged 6 weeks, swimming near shore and fisherman. Fishing is a major threat to monk seals, with a significant number of injuries and death...

Doug Perrine / Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) young male known as 'Kamilo' with identification number applied using hair bleach, Honaunau, South Kona, Hawaii, USA. Critically Endangered species.

Robert Thompson / Alpine Dactylorhiza( Dactylorhiza alpestris) growing on a number of roadside verges to Col du Lombardie, North of Isola village, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.

Denis-Huot / Large number of Tilapia (Alcolapia grahami) at surface due to the high level of the lake, Lake Nakuru, Nakuru National Park, Kenya. Vulnerable species, endemic to Lake Magadi, introduced to Lake Nakur...

Ammonite / Close-up of a large number of Honey bees (Apis mellifera) flying and beginning to swarm, France, April.

Ammonite / Wide shot of a large number of Honey bees (Apis mellifera) flying and beginning to swarm, France, April.

Ammonite / Wide shot of a large number of male Mining bees (Andrena praecox) flying, looking for females, France, March.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / A circular pattern of small stones on the ground at a Chukchi reindeer herder's camp symolises the reindeer herd. The Chukchi believe that these carefully selected and positioned stones will help keep...

Alex Hyde / Pea Crab (Pinnotheres pisum) inside a Common Mussel (Mytilus edulis). This small crab parasitises a number of bivalve species including mussels, living in the host's mantle cavity. Normandy, France. J...

Adrian Davies / Cork oak (Quercus suber) trees shortly after the harvesting of their bark, the number 8 indicates the year of harvest, Sardinia, Italy, July 2008.

Markus Varesvuo / Three juvenile Lanner falcons (Falco biarmicus) in nest, Sicily, Italy, May.

Markus Varesvuo / Three juvenile Lanner falcons (Falco biarmicus) in nest, Sicily, Italy, May.

Markus Varesvuo / Three male King eiders (Somateria spectabilis), Vardo, Norway, March.

Steven David Miller / Information sign, Glasshouse Mountains National Park - a park spread out over a number of small areas, each with its own volcanic remnant cone or 'mountain', Queensland, Australia, Novmeber 2009

Paul Harcourt Davies / Red pea (Lathyrus cicera) in flower, one of a number of highly-coloured pea flowers in the Mediterranean region. Gious Kambos, near Spili, Crete

Tom Marshall / Badger (Meles meles) bovine tuberculosis vaccines ready for adminstration. All vaccines are strictly controlled by veterinary suppliers and only the exact number needed issued during each vaccination...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Armed guard in the Sundarbans national park. Tourist groups are accompanied by an armed guard as this area has the largest population of tigers in Asia, and also the highest number of tiger attacks on...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / A large number of traditional open boats on a river, the Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO World Heritage Site. June 2012.

Sue Flood / Marae Taputapuatea is a large marae complex at Opoa in Taputapuatea, on the south eastern coast of Raiatea. The site features a number of marae and other stone structures and was once considered the c...

Inaki Relanzon / Wildlife crossing warning road sign and Injured wildlife contact number, Cape Otway, Great Otway National Park, Victoria State, Australia, September 2011.

Ernie Janes / Woman exercising large number of dogs on Holkham Beach, Norfolk, UK, October 2007

Andrew Parkinson / Sika deer (Cervus nippon) large number grazing on coastal marshes, introduced species, Arne RSPB Reserve, Dorset, UK, October.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) adult on breeding loch, Flow Country, Highland, Scotland, UK, June, crop of image number 01358770

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) adult calling on breeding loch in mist, Flow Country, Highland, Scotland, UK, June, crop of image number 01358761

Sergey Gorshkov / Large number of Kamchatka Brown bears (Ursus arctos beringianus) fishing for salmon in river, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, July

Pete Oxford / Ranger Station number one and Dwarka Singh Ranger at the Kurupukari entrance into the Iwokrama Forest, Iwokrama Forest Reserve, Guyana, January 2010

Petra Wegner / Mixed Breed Dog, portrait lying down, with tatooed number in ear

Tui De Roy / Saddleback Galapagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis) named Diego, an old male returned to the Galapagos from the San Diego Zoo in 1977 and sire of large number of young in captive breeding prog...

Tui De Roy / Saddleback Galapagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis) named Diego, an old male returned to the Galapagos from the San Diego Zoo in 1977 and sire of large number of young in captive breeding prog...

Tui De Roy / Saddleback Galapagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis) named Diego, an old male returned to the Galapagos from the San Diego Zoo in 1977 and sire of large number of young in captive breeding prog...

Tui De Roy / Saddleback Galapagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis) named Diego, an old male returned to the Galapagos from the San Diego Zoo in 1977 and sire of large number of young in captive breeding prog...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Close up of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) showing spirals in arrangement that follow Fibbonacci's number sequence, Italy

Steven David Miller / Bookmakers attend to take bets for the Marree Camel Race, one of a number of Australian outback towns on the camel racing circuit. Marree, South Australia , July 2009

Stephen Dalton / Large number of snails aestivating on Mayweed plant, Cyprus

Juan Carlos Munoz / Registration number of fishing trawler, Puerto de Chipiona, Costa de la Luz, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain, March 2008

Pete Oxford / Jaguar (Panthera onca) female with microchip reader registering the number of the inserted microchip, Ecuador

Premaphotos / Large number of Harvestmen (Opiliones) clustered on a tree trunk in rainforest during the dry season, India

Pete Oxford / Terracotta Army Warriors at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Pit number one. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Damaged/unrestored Terracotta Warriors at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Pit number two. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Close up of Terracotta Warriors and Horses at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Pit number one. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Terracotta warriors at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Pit number one. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Terracotta Army Warrior at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Pit number one. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Close up of Terracotta Army Warriors and Horses at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Pit number one. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Terracotta Army warriors at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Pit number one. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Terracotta Army warriors and horses at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Pit number one. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China 2006

Matthew Maran / Green turtle {Chelonia mydas} hatchery showing date and time of burial and number of eggs (55), Turtle Islands National Park, Sabah , Malaysia

Martin Gabriel / Large number of chrysalis of {Yponomeutidae} moth on {Crataegus} tree. Bavaria, Germany

Jack Dykinga / Sand Tank Mountains with a large number of back lit Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) Goldwater Range, Arizona

Jack Dykinga / Sand Tank Mountains with a large number of back lit Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) Goldwater Range, Arizona

Elio Della Ferrera / Male Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas) sitting on rocks with large number of baboons from the troop around him, Ethiopia 1992

Willem Kolvoort / Freshwater algae in autumn, no longer green or producing oxygen. Peat bog, Holland. Compare with algae in number 1159885

Chris Gomersall / Large number of Manx shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus) taking off from sea surface, Isle of Staffa, Treshnish Isles, Scotland UK. June 2006

Niall Benvie / Huge number of Weaver bird nests in palm tree {Ploceidae sp} Cameroon, West Africa

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Indian Bengal tigress "Sita" (Panthera tigris tigris) grooming three tiny cubs, 1 week old, litter number 6, Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Indian Bengal tigress "Sita" (Panthera tigris tigris) carrying tiny cub, 1 week old, litter number 6, Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Indian Bengal tigress "Sita" (Panthera tigris tigris) grooming three tiny cubs, 1 week old, litter number 6, Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India