Cyril Ruoso / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) herd in Altiplano, Aguada Blanca National Reserve, Peru.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Broad Peak base camp at altitude of 4960 m, with the light of the full moon on Godwin Austen glacier and mountain K2. Central Karakorum National Park. Pakistan. June 2007 Winner of Photographer of the...

Philippe Clement / Common / Edible cockle (Cerastoderma / Cardium edule) shells on beach, Belgium

Juergen Freund / A small Necklace sea star (Fromia monilis) on larger Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) Sipadan, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Fluorescent Fungus (Mycena illuminans) mushrooms glowing at night, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Invertebrate specimens for the Barcode of Life project of French scientist Laetitia Plaisance as part of the Coral Reef census, Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia, April 2008

Patricio Robles Gil / Barrel cactus (Ferocactus pilosus) Chihuahuan desert, Mexico

Albert Lleal / Common Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) SEM close-up view of pollen grains at 700x magnification

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Cup Fungus (Cookeina tricholoma) group of five growing out of log, Costa Rica

Claus Meyer / Amazon Water Lily (Victoria amazonica) flower and lily pad, Amazon, Brazil

Flip de Nooyer / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) adult female at down nest with eggs, Europe

Fred Bavendam / Feather Star (Comanthina nobilis) and (Oxycomanthus bennetti) and Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp)