Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) perched on a fence post, vocalising, Balranald RSPB reserve, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? The collective noun for a group of Skylarks is an e...
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Kristel Richard / An Indian cowboy has lost his balance from a bronc or wild paint horse during the All Indian Rodeo, at the annual Indian Crow Fair, at Crow Agency, near Billings, Montana, USA, August 2011, Sequence 3...
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Ben Osborne / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) bulls crowd into an emptying waterhole to drink, Savuti, Botswana. Taken on location for BBC Planet Earth series, 2005
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Group of tourists wearing waterproof clothing and life jackets photograph Gannet colony from zodiac boat on tour around Bass Rock, North Berwick, Firth of Forth, Lothian, Scotland, UK, August 2011. Di...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Close-up of group of toadstools (Mycena sp) autumn. Leicestershire, UK. November. Photographer quote: 'It is all too easy to overlook the fascinating miniture world underneath our feet - mosses,...
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Pete Oxford / Beach trash, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Pete Oxford / Beach trash, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Bernard Castelein / Cinereous / European Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) in dispute with an Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus), alongside a Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis) and Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicu...
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Alex Mustard / An Ornate / Banded Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) lies amongst boulders inside a cave, during the day. Fish Rock, Southwest Rocks, New South Wales, Australia. Pacific Ocean. November
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Eric Baccega / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female and her two cubs on an iceberg, off Baffin Island. Nunavut, Canada, August 2010
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Solvin Zankl / Mature female Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) arriving on the beach of Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific coast, during an arribada / mass nesting event, November
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Solvin Zankl / After an incubation period of 45 to 55 days and several days long ascent through the sand the hatchling Olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) emerge all together. Ostional Beach, Costa Rica, No...
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Gerrit Vyn / Molting Brant (Branta bernicla) being held in an enclosure during a banding operation in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area. During their moult they are unable to fly. Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, USA
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Gerrit Vyn / Molting Brant (Branta bernicla) being held in an enclosure during a banding operation in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area. During their moult they are unable to fly. Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, USA
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Piotr Naskrecki / Eggs of an unidentified insect, Guinea, West Africa
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Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together to make a nest, Malaysia
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Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together, Malaysia
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Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd staying cool in the shade of an Acacia tree, Botswana
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Sumio Harada / Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) separating seeds from an Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii) cone to store for winter food, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada
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Pete Oxford / Chagras or cowboys on an overnight ride at a hacienda during the annual cattle round-up, with Mt Antisana in the background, Ecuador
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Pete Oxford / Two Chagra cowboys on an overnight ride at a hacienda to herd cattle, Andes Mountains, Ecuador
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Members of the Kent Bat Group check an old cellar for roosting bats. Kent, UK, September, 2010 Model released.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Members of the Kent Bat Group check an old cellar for roosting bats. Kent, UK, September 2010, Model released.
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Sue Flood / Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) cocoons for production of silk thread, in Hoi An, Vietnam.
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David Pattyn / Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) group of babies swimming together in the water of an oxbow lake, Pantanal, Brazil
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Christophe Courteau / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) young male of the Sabyinyo Group, at rest in thick bamboo forest at an altitude of 2700m. Dry Season, February. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
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Christophe Courteau / Black back Mountain Gorilla male (Gorilla beringei) and tracker. The Sabyinyo group lives at an altitude of 2700m in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Dry season, February
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Christophe Courteau / Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei) peeling bark from trees to eat. The group lives at an altitude of 2700m on the Sabyinyo Volcano, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Dry Season, February
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Christophe Courteau / Group of black herons (Egretta ardesiaca) on the Okavango Detla, Botswana. The birds' wings form an umbrella over the water so that they can see and hunt fish more easily
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Paul D Stewart / Tiger complex mimics, (Heliconids), an old collection of butterflies in the famous 'tiger complex'. This is a group of around 200 species of mostly toxic South American species which share a similar p...
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Donald M. Jones / Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) flock flying, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
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Donald M. Jones / Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) flock flying, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain alongside two carers dressed in crane costumes acting as surrogate parents, Somerset Levels, England, UK, Septemb...
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered by an automated feeder near two carers dressed in crane costumes acting as surrogate parents, within a fox-proof initial...
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered around an adult crane model alongside two carers in crane costumes acting as surrogate parents, Somerse...
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Orphan Serotine Bat (Eptesicus serotinus) hand raised by Hazel Ryan of the Kent Bat Group. Now an adult unfit for release. Kent, UK. Model released.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Orphan Serotine Bat (Eptesicus serotinus) hand raised by Hazel Ryan of the Kent Bat Group. Now an adult unfit for release. Kent, UK, June.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Orphan Serotine Bat (Eptesicus serotinus) hand raised by Hazel Ryan of the Kent Bat Group. Now an adult unfit for release. Kent, UK, June.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Orphan Serotine Bat (Eptesicus serotinus) hand raised by Hazel Ryan of the Kent Bat Group. Now an adult unfit for release. Kent, UK, June.
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Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Group of people on a seafood cookery course, during the course, run by Dorset-based Fraser Christian, people learn about fish and shellfish cookery skills, with an emphasis on locally-caught sustainab...
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Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Group of people on a seafood cookery course, during the course, run by Dorset-based Fraser Christian, people learn about fish and shellfish cookery skills, with an emphasis on locally-caught sustainab...
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Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Group of people on a seafood cookery course, during the course, run by Dorset-based Fraser Christian, people learn about fish and shellfish cookery skills, with an emphasis on locally-caught sustainab...
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Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Group of people on a seafood cookery course, during the course, run by Dorset-based Fraser Christian, people learn about fish and shellfish cookery skills, with an emphasis on locally-caught sustainab...
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Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Group of people on a seafood cookery course, during the course, run by Dorset-based Fraser Christian, people learn about fish and shellfish cookery skills, with an emphasis on locally-caught sustainab...
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Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Group of people on a seafood cookery course run by Dorset-based Fraser Christian. People learn about fish and shellfish cookery skills with an emphasis on locally-caught sustainable species, Dorset, E...
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Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Group of people on a seafood cookery course, during the course, run by Dorset-based Fraser Christian, people learn about fish and shellfish cookery skills, with an emphasis on locally-caught sustainab...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Scattered group of Red deer stags (Cervus elaphus) grazing on an open moorland hillside in snow, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, December
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Christian Ziegler / Harlequin Beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) with pseudoscorpion and an abundance of red mites, Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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Christian Ziegler / Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) waiting by an arboreal termite nest for prey to appear, Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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Steven Kazlowski / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) group rest on an ice floe along the northern coast of Spitsbergen and the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic Ocean, July
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Pete Oxford / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) roots and fish nursery. Punta Allen, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
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Marie Read / Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) family group of two young males (age determined by eye color) on either side of an adult male, Santa Barbara County, California, USA, July.
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Anup Shah / White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) feeding on the carcass of an elephant - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September
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Mike Potts / Group of Bohemian waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) perched on an antenna. Part of flocks visiting gardens and industrial estates in North Wales. Nr Ruthin, Clwyd, UK, November
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Mike Potts / Group of Bohemian waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) perched on an antenna. Part of flocks visiting gardens and industrial estates in North Wales. Nr Ruthin, Clwyd, UK, November
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Pete Oxford / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) fruit, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Pete Oxford / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) roots provide nursery for Schoolmaster (Lutjanus apodus) young, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Tim Laman / Aerial view of the Wayag Islands, an uninhabited group of uplifted limestone (karst) islands, NW of Waigeo Island. West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007
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Tim Laman / A trio of peaks in the Wayag Islands, an uninhabited group of uplifted limestone (karst) islands, NW of Waigeo Island. West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007
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Tim Laman / View of Wayag Islands, an uninhabited group of uplifted limestone (karst) islands, NW of Waigeo Island. West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007
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Tim Laman / Aerial view of the Wayag Islands, an uninhabited group of uplifted limestone (karst) islands, NW of Waigeo Island. West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007
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Tim Laman / Aerial view of a boat making its way through the Wayag Islands, an uninhabited group of uplifted limestone (karst) islands, NW of Waigeo Island. West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007
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Tim Laman / Aerial view of a boat making its way through the Wayag Islands, an uninhabited group of uplifted limestone (karst) islands, NW of Waigeo Island. West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007
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Pete Oxford / Stable Fly (Philornis downsi) research, an introduced species that is highly aggressive and damaging to young birds, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Pete Oxford / Paper Wasp (Polistes versicolor), an introduced species, group starting to build a hive, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Solvin Zankl / After an incubation period of 45 to 55 days and several days long ascent through the sand the hatchling Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) emerge from the nest all together. Ostional bea...
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Chien Lee / Fungus Gnat (Mycetophilidae) secreted sticky threads function as an insect trap, Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia
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Edwin Giesbers / Small group of Caspian / Stripe necked terrapins (Mauremys caspica) sitting on an exposed shoreline, Lesbos, Greece
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / RF- White storks (Ciconia ciconia) nesting on poles erected by the city of Caceres in Extremadura, Spain, to compensate for the removal of an old farmhouse supporting a colony of storks. (This image m...
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Ingo Arndt / Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterfly group flying, during a warm day when the overwintering period draws to an end large numbers become active, Michoacan, Mexico
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Michael Durham / Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) swarm defending their colony, an invasive introduced species, central Texas
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Michael Durham / Phorid Fly (Pseudacteon obtusus) female flies above Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) searching for an ant to implant an egg which eventually kills the ant, the fly is now used to help contr...
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Ingo Arndt / Yellow Crazy Ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes), an invasive species, receiving nutrition from scale insects, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Territory of Australia
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Ingo Arndt / Harvestman (Leiobunum sp) group, an introduced and invasive species, Germany
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Ingo Arndt / Harvestman (Leiobunum sp) group, an introduced and invasive species, Germany
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Piotr Naskrecki / Termite workers and young nymphs in an underground nest, Atewa Range, Ghana
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Piotr Naskrecki / Termite eggs and young nymphs in an underground nest, Atewa Range, Ghana
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Kevin Schafer / Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) fry near Puerto Montt, part of an aquaculture program, Chile
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Pete Oxford / Group of Sable antelopes (Hippotragus niger) drinking at water, with an Ostrich (Muricella plectana) pair, Hwange NP, Zimbabwe
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Rick Tomlinson / An adult fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) in the grass tussock and a group of gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) on the shoreline, with SY "Adele" anchored in the distance. Prion Island, South Georgia...
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Ingo Arndt / Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides) butterfly eggs at an early stage, Costa Rica
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Thomas Mangelsen / Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) and Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) playing on an iceberg washed ashore, Brown Bluff, Antarctica Peninsula, Antarctica
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Will Watson / Members of the Shropshire Fungi Group examining fungi, Hopesay Hill (National Trust) Shropshire Hills - an Area of Outstanding Naturall Beauty, UK 2006
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Will Watson / Member of the Shropshire Fungi Group looking for fungi, Hopesay Hill (National Trust) Shropshire Hills an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, UK 2006
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Flip Nicklin / Orca (Orcinus orca) pod in front of an ocean liner, southeast Alaska
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Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton hamatum) guarding their own brood during an emigration between two nest sites, Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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Christian Ziegler / Sangrillo (Croton billbergianus) have nectaries on their young leaves that attract Ants and Caterpillars, in this case the Caterpillar of the Yucatan Scintillant (Thisbe irenea) butterfly feeds with a...
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Christian Ziegler / Fruit of an understory plant has an unusual coloration of green and purple, Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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Piotr Naskrecki / Army Ant (Eciton hamatum) motionless soldier guards an endless stream of workers leaving the bivouac, Costa Rica
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Piotr Naskrecki / Planarian (Planariidae) the only members of the Flatworm family (Platyhelminthes) an aquatic dwelling group that has adapted to live and move on land by the action of a strip of powerful, closely spac...
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Piotr Naskrecki / Planarian (Planariidae) the only members of the Flatworm family (Platyhelminthes) an aquatic dwelling group that has adapted to live and move on land by the action of a strip of powerful, closely spac...
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Piotr Naskrecki / Planarian (Planariidae) the only members of the Flatworm family (Platyhelminthes) an aquatic dwelling group that has adapted to live and move on land by the action of a strip of powerful, closely spac...
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Piotr Naskrecki / Planarian (Planariidae) the only members of the Flatworm family (Platyhelminthes) an aquatic dwelling group that has adapted to live and move on land by the action of a strip of powerful, closely spac...
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Piotr Naskrecki / Planarian (Planariidae) the only members of the Flatworm family (Platyhelminthes) an aquatic dwelling group that has adapted to live and move on land by the action of a strip of powerful, closely spac...
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GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Group of Banggai cardinalfish {Pterapogon kauderni} sheltering near an Anemone, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Flip de Nooyer / Clover Dodder (Cuscuta epithymum) perennial vine in bloom, native in Europe, introduced into North America where it is considered an invasive weed