David Weiller / Panning shot revealing Moss mimic stick insect (Trychopeplus laciniatus) camouflaged against a branch, Ba?os, Ecuador.
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David Weiller / Close up shot of Moss mimic stick insect (Trychopeplus laciniatus) camouflaged against a branch, Banos, Ecuador.
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David Weiller / Close up shot revealing Brazilian Treehopper (Bocydium globulare) with interesting helmet (head appendage) fanning its wings whilst resting on leaf, Amazon rainforest, Puyo, Ecuador.
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David Weiller / Portrait of Leafhopper (Cicadellidae sp.) nymph walking in a circle on reflective perspex surface, Rio Claro, Colombia.
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Kim Taylor / Two Freshwater copepods (Cyclops sp) swimming through pond debris, Surrey, UK, May.
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Solvin Zankl / Portrait of Sea elephant (Cardiopoda placenta) marine pelagic gastropod mollusc in the family Pterotracheidae. Deep sea heteropod. Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde. Controlled conditions.
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Solvin Zankl / Bioluminescent anglerfish (Cryptopsaras couesi), deep sea fish from, Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.
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Solvin Zankl / Female Pram bug (Phronima sedentaria) with young in nest made from salp body, Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.
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Solvin Zankl / Female Pram bug (Phronima sedentaria) with young with young in nest made from salp body, Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.
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Solvin Zankl / Giant ostracod (Gigantocypris mulleri) from between 718 and 1864m, swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean. Controlled conditions.
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Solvin Zankl / Adult Deepsea pelagic octopod (Vitreledonella richardi) swimming downwards before disappearing into the darkness, Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde. Controlled conditions.
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Solvin Zankl / Scaleless black dragonfish (Melanostomias biseriatus) appearing out of the darkness and swimming towards the camera, Atlantic Ocean close to Cape Verde.
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Solvin Zankl / Portrait of Scaleless black dragonfish (Melanostomias biseriatus), Atlantic Ocean close to Cape Verde.
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Solvin Zankl / Prawn larvae (Plesiopenaeus armatus) swimming, a seep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.
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Solvin Zankl / Close up of Sea butterfly (Diacria trispinosa) translucent body, deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.
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Solvin Zankl / Portrait of Sea butterfly (Diacria trispinosa) deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.
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Solvin Zankl / Portrait of Sea butterfly / Thecosomata (Cuvierina spoeli) from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Controlled conditions.
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Solvin Zankl / Deep sea amphipod (Cystisoma) swimming, a deep sea species from the Mesopelagic zone. Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Body is totally transparent and the redness in the eye is the visual pigment in the retina.
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Solvin Zankl / Deep sea amphipod (Cystisoma) swimming, a deep sea species from the Mesopelagic zone. Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Body is totally transparent and the redness in the eye is the visual pigment in the retina.
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Solvin Zankl / Deep sea amphipod (Cystisoma) swimming, a deep sea species from the Mesopelagic zone. Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Body is totally transparent and the redness in the eye is the visual pigment in the retina.
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Solvin Zankl / Portrait of planktonic Sea butterfly (Clio pyramidata) or Thecosomata Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde.
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Solvin Zankl / Echinopluteus larvae. Pluteus larvae occur during the life cycles (ontogenesis) of sea urchins and brittle stars that belong to the echinoderms. Raunefjorden near Bergen, Norway.
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Solvin Zankl / Portrait of Horseshoe worm (Phoronis muelleri) larva swimming, Raunefjorden near Bergen, Norway.
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Guy Edwardes / Green wood-cup fungus (Chlorosplenium aeruginascens). New Forest National Park, England, UK. October. Focus stacked image.
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Guy Edwardes / Elfin saddle fungus (Helvella lacunosa) with dog head appearance. New Forest National Park, England, UK. October.
Andy Sands / Slime mould (Arcyria sp) under attack bfrom Fungus (Polycephalomyces tomentosus). Buckinghamshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked image.
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Andy Sands / Slime mould (Trichia botrytis) sporangia starting to split to release spores, on underside of rotting Oak (Quercus sp) log. Hertfordshire, England, UK. December. Focus stacked image.
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Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitopsis typhina), two newly formed sporangis, on rotten Birch (Betula sp) log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. August. Focus stacked image.
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Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitopsis typhina), four sporangia fruiting on rotten Birch (Betula sp) log. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked image.
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Andy Sands / Slime mould (Physarum album), dew droplets on two sporangia, close-up. Hertfordshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked image.
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Andy Sands / Slime mould (Lamproderma arcyrionema), two mature sporangia with foil like covering peeling back to reveal spore mass, close-up. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. August. Focus stacked image.
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Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha nigra) sporangia, starting to loose gloss and develop spores. Hertfordshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked image.
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Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha nigra) sporangia covered in hawfrost. Hertfordshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked image.
Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha nigra) sporangia with a range of colours, at different stages of development. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked image.
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Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha nigra) sporangia at different stages of development. Hertfordshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked image.
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Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha nigra) sporangia maturing, pink phase only lasts around one hour. Hertfordshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked image.
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Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha longipila), mature sporangia on rotting Oak (Quercus sp) log, Hertfordshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked image.
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Nick Garbutt / RF - European marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus), two males calling during breeding season, throat sacs inflated. Danube Delta, Romania. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or ro...
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Nick Garbutt / Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) leaf, close-up. Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK. June.
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Edwin Giesbers / RF - White-legged damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes) peering over Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) flower. The Netherlands. August. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free...
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Edwin Giesbers / Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light trails in woodland at night, multiple exposure. The Netherlands. June.
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Edwin Giesbers / RF - Cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha). France. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Edwin Giesbers / Cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha) on lichen encrusted twig. France. May.
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Edwin Giesbers / RF - Small red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum) resting on Heather flower. The Netherlands. August. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
