Alex Hyde / Indian moon / Indian luna moth (Actias selene) head-on view showing feather-like antennae. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Canopy jumping spider (Phidippus otiosus) female orginating from North America. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Regal jumping spider (Phidippus regius) male originating from North America. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Cape sundew (Drosera capensis) close-up of sticky droplets on leaf hairs that trap invertebrate prey, originating from South Africa.

Alex Hyde / Indian moon / Indian luna Moth (Actias selene) close up of defensive spines on caterpillar. Captive.

Laurie Campbell / Row of Larch trees on flowering heather moorland, Lammermuir Hills, Berwickshire, Scotland, August

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Queen Hornet (Vespa crabro) feeding on Knotweed flower (Persicaria bistorta "superba") in garden, Wiltshire, England, UK, May . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on Pink asters (Aster novae-angliae) in garden, Wiltshire, England, UK, September. Did you know? A honey bee will travel six miles or more on a single foraging flig...

Alex Hyde / Purple emperor butterfly (Apatura iris) male on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf basking with wings open, UK, Captive.

Alex Hyde / Lobster pots on harbourside at night, Tobermory harbour, Isle of Mull, Scotland.

Alex Hyde / Jumping spider (Euophrys frontalis) male amongst flower petals, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, June.

Luis Quinta / Schreiber's lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) adult male on river bank with waterfall in background, Geres National Park, Portugal, May.

Bert Willaert / Male Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura / Triturus alpestris) in aquatic phase. Belgium. Captive.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Portrait of Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum), growing on rock faces below the kelp, St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011. Did you know? Soft co...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Crustaceans have blue blood,...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Close-up of Dahlia anemone (Urticina felina / Tealia felina, St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, August 2011

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) males showing breeding colours, in a river where they have come to spawn, Ennerdale Valley, Lake District NP, Cumbria, England, UK, November 2011. 2020VISION Exhibiti...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) female with males showing breeding colours, in spawning river, Ennerdale Valley, Lake District NP, Cumbria, England, UK, November 2011

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) males showing breeding colours, in spawning river, Ennerdale Valley, Lake District NP, Cumbria, England, UK, November 2011

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Close-up head portrait of a male Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos), Scotland, UK, December 2010

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Black brittlestar (Ophiocomina nigra), yellow colour variety, with Common brittlestars (Ophiothrix fragilis), on sea bed, St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotlan...

Edwin Giesbers / Male Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) displaying, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Male Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) displaying, captive Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Edwin Giesbers / Two Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) flying, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) portrait, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Male Sulawesi red-knobbed hornbill (Aceros cassidix) head portrait, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Male Australian / Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) portrait, captive

John Abbott / Rainbow scarab beetle (Phanaeus difformis) male, Texas, USA

John Abbott / Giant prickly pear cactus (Opuntia echios var. gigantea) amongst carpetweed, Plazas Island, Galapagos

Doug Perrine / Flower Hat Jelly / Jellyfish (Olindias formosa), a rare hydromedusa with fluorescent tentacle tips. Endemic to Brazil, Argentina, and southern Japan.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Adult Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight in summer, backlit, Isle of Lunga, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Nick Garbutt / Painted houses along the sea front, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June 2010

Konrad Wothe / Cairns birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera priamus) male on fern leaf and Blue Mountain Swallowtail butterfly in flight, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, October

Konrad Wothe / Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus) courtship behaviour in rainforest, Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland, Australia, captive

Konrad Wothe / Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus) pair in rainforest, female on right, Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland, Australia, captive

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Portrait of adult Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) in summer plumage, Isle of Lunga, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Wheatear, (Oenanthe oenanthe) perched on gritstone rock amongst flowering heather (Ericaceae sp), Peak District NP, August 2011. Did you know? The wheatear is only in the UK during summer months - the...

Roberto Rinaldi / John Dory fish (Zeus faber) on coral reef, Strait of Messina, Southern Italy

Dave Watts / Musk lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) amongst flowers in a Eucalyptus tree, south-east Tasmania, Australia, February

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) growing in Sphagnum moss, Flow Country, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, UK, July

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Greater sundew (Drosera anglica) growing in Sphagnum moss, Flow Country, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, UK, July

Ole Jorgen Liodden / African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) storks roosting at sunset. Okavango, Botswana, November.

Peter Lewis / Sunset over Fawley oil refinery viewed from Portsdown Hill, Hampshire, UK, October 2010

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Bell heather (Erica cinerea) in bloom on lowland heathland, Caesar's Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK, August 2011

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / The Cuckmere River at sunset, Seven Sisters Country Park, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, UK, July 2011

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) by entrance to its burrow amongst flowering Sea thrift (Armeria maritima) Sumburgh Head, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) in bright summer mating colours, peering out from his home in a discarded tube, where he was guarding his eggs (not visible in this photo), Swanage Pier, Dorse...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Group of Jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis) photographed under blue light to show their fluorescence, Plymouth Sound, Devon, UK, July

Steven Kazlowski / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) young bull underwater, along Spitsbergen and the northwest coast of the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic Ocean, July

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Large flock of Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrynchus) flying from overnight roost at dawn, The Wash, Snettisham, Norfolk, UK, January

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrynchus) flocks in flight leaving overnight roost at dawn, the Wash, Snettisham, Norfolk, UK, January

Ernie Janes / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citinella) male in flight, Norfolk, UK, May

Kirkendall-Spring / Meadow flowers blooming on Mazama Ridge in Mount Rainier National Park with the Tatoosh Range in the distance, Washington, USA, August 2009

Stefan Huwiler / European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) perched. Hungary, Europe, May.

Ernie Janes / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male amongst Bluebell flowers, UK, April

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) perched on fir branch. Bieszczady National Park, the Carpathians, Poland, April.

Jean E. Roche / Mixed Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) with windmill in the background, St Remy la Varenne, Loire valley, France, June 2010

Jean E. Roche / Mixed cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) in garden with wild Barley plants growing as weeds, Val de Loire, France, June

Rob Tilley / Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.) bark detail. Maui, Hawaii, February.

Loic Poidevin / Mineral deposits at the Dallol hydrothermal site, Salt lake Karoum, Danakil depression, Ethiopia, February 2009

Loic Poidevin / Man walking over colourful mineral deposits at the Dallol hydrothermal site on the Karoum salt lake, Danakil depression, northern Ethiopia, February 2009

Kevin Schafer / Southern / Double-wattled cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) wild, adult male rear view, neck feathers, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, November

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata) perched on Heather twig, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, UK, July. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Paul Hobson / Wild flower meadow, Corncockle (Agrostemma githago) Derbyshire, UK, June

Paul Hobson / Wild flower meadow, Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) Derbyshire, UK

Daniel Heuclin / White-lipped / Green tree viper (Cryptelytrops albolabris) captive, from SE Asia

Daniel Heuclin / Close up of skin of Rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria cenchria) captive, from French Guiana

Philippe Clement / Colourful water-smoothed pebbles on shingle beach. Normandy, France, October 2010.

Georgette Douwma / Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) on coral reef with soft corals (Scleronephthya sp), gorgonian and Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Sandesh Kadur / Edwards Atlas Moth (Attacus edwardsii) defensive display. Bhutan, June.

Juergen Freund / A sing-sing performance, known as laklakau in the Tigak language, by Enuk villagers. Villagers sing and dance to show off their traditional rituals and identity. The sing-sing is performed as a celebr...

Juergen Freund / Brightly painted local fishing boats in Bali which still use traditional sails. Bali, Indonesia, July 2009.

Lassi Rautiainen / Northern lights in moonlit sky, northern Finland, March 2009

Juergen Freund / Crinoids or featherstars covering a coral bommie with dive boat looming overhead, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Featherstars / crinoids attached to Gorgonian coral, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Gorgonian fan coral with Featherstar / crinoid attached, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Mermaid's wineglass algae (Acetabularia calyculus) Batangas, Philippines.

Juergen Freund / Orange cup coral (Tubastrea faulkneri) with polyps open, Batangas, Philippines.

Juergen Freund / Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) hunting over coral reef, Batangas, Philippines.

Juergen Freund / Diver observing Coral razor / Shrimp fish (Aeoliscus strigatus) camouflaged amongst whip coral on coral reef, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Model released.

Juergen Freund / Yellowtail coris / Clown wrasse (Coris gaimard) swimming fast, Bali, Indonesia.

Diane McAllister / Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), Bachelor buttons / Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus), and Common poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in a small meadow. Nevada, USA, July

Diane McAllister / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) approaching a red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in a small meadow of wildflowers. Nevada, USA, July

Juergen Freund / Details of Orange elephant ear sponge (Agelas clathrodes) with crinoids / featherstars attached, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Coleman shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) on a Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) Moluccas Islands, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Red and green Chillis for sale at the vegetable market in Dili, East Timor, August 2010

Juergen Freund / Golden sea squirts / ascidians / tunicates (Polycarpa aurata) on coral reef, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Indo-pacfic.

Juergen Freund / Sea apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus) with tentacles exposed, feeding, Komodo NP, Indonesia, Indo-pacific.

Juergen Freund / Detail of Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) Bali, Indonesia, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Sea squirts / ascidians / tunicates on a clam, Indo-pacific

Inaki Relanzon / European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) perching. The Pyrenees, Spain, May.

Juergen Freund / Swim-through at dive site called Boo with colourful corals in the foreground. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Schooling Yellowtail fusilier (Caesio cuning) Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Tiny Brittlestars (Ophiuridae) wrapped around the branches of Fan coral, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Face of a Common lionfish (Pterios volitans) on top of the reef. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia