Rolf Nussbaumer / Texas leafcutter ant (Atta texana) workers carrying leaves during rain, New Braunfels, Central Texas, USA. Highly honoured, Small world Spectacular Category, Natures Best competition 2012.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), climbing on Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) with fall colors, Kerrville, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, November.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) adult on ice covered Possum Haw Holly (Ilex decidua) berries. New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, January.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), male in flight feeding on flower. Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, August.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Jumping Spider (Salticidae) perched on Bigtooth Maple leaf (Acer grandidentatum). Lost Maples State Park, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, November.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Black and yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium) female collecting mud for her nest. Comal County, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, July.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata), adult on autumn leaves of Bigtooth Maple (Acer grandidentatum), Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, November.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), males displaying, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, March.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Broad-headed Bug (Hyalymenus tarsatus) nymphs on leaf mimicking ants. Comal County, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, October.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Broad-headed Bug (Hyalymenus tarsatus) nymph on leaf mimicking an ant. Comal County, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, October.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Superb Green Cicada (Tibicen superba) adult emerging from nymph skin, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA (Sequence 19/25)

Rolf Nussbaumer / Superb Green Cicada (Tibicen superba) adult emerging from nymph skin, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA (Sequence 16/25)