Paul D Stewart / Three shells of different species of large predatory cone shells which are highly venomous but potentially have powerful painkillling properties; from the top: the Geography cone (Conus geographicus)...
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Paul D Stewart / Three shells of different species of large predatory cone shells which are highly venomous but potentially have powerful painkillling properties; from the top: the Geography cone (Conus geographicus)...
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Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) with young warthog prey in mouth. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa. September
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Eric Baccega / During the Ukuli ceremony and before the bull jumping, the Maza (young initiated men) whip the Hamer women who will defy them, showing no fear or signs of pain. Hamer tribe, Omo river Valley, Ethiopia...
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Eric Baccega / During the Ukuli ceremony and before the bull jumping, the Maza (young initiated men) whip the Hamer women who will defy them, showing no fear or signs of pain. Hamer tribe, Omo river Valley, Ethiopia...
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Eric Baccega / During the Ukuli ceremony and before the bull jumping, the Maza (young initiated men) whip the Hamer women who will defy them, showing no fear or signs of pain. Hamer tribe, Omo river Valley, Ethiopia...
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Eric Baccega / During the Ukuli ceremony and before the bull jumping, the Maza (young initiated men) whip the Hamer women who will defy them, showing no fear or signs of pain. Hamer tribe, Omo river Valley, Ethiopia...
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Juergen Freund / The stinging tree / Gympie-Gympie (Dendrocnide moroides) in rainforest, Tolga, Atherton Highlands, Queensland, Australia. One of the world most venomous plants which can cause months of excruciating p...
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Juergen Freund / The stinging tree / Gympie-Gympie (Dendrocnide moroides) in rainforest, Tolga, Atherton Highlands, Queensland, Australia. One of the world most venomous plants which can cause months of excruciating p...
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Roland Seitre / Swelling on human skin, the result of being stung by European Hornet (Vespa crabro). Tours, France, August.
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Roland Seitre / European Hornet (Vespo crabro) sting in human sting. **c, August.
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Kim Taylor / Hornet {Vespa crabro} worker, close-up of sting.
