Nick Garbutt / Aggregation / bloom / swarm of Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) in the clear waters of Loch Na Keal, off the Isle of Mull, north west Scotland, UK, June, Photographed through the surface.
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Gavin Hellier / Anakena beach, monolithic giant stone Moai statues of Ahu Nau Nau, four of which have topknots, Isla de Pascua / Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Chile 2008
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Sandra Bartocha / Common Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) in Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March
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Chadden Hunter / Frozen Planet team, training on snow mobiles, Svalbard. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, 2008
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on the trunk of Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) some with wings open in flight, in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Gree...
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Sandesh Kadur / Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) roosting on electric lines along Highway 77, Brownsville, Texas, USA. March
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Doug Perrine / Swarm / aggregation of venomous Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) Port Fidalgo, Prince William Sound, USA, July
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Bence Mate / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) female worker ants carry pieces of fern leaves to nest, reflected in water, Costa Rica, December. Winner, Eric Hosking award, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competit...
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Juergen Freund / Newly harvested cultured Golden South Sea pearls of Oyster (Pinctada maxima) displayed, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Newly harvested cultured Golden South Sea pearls of Oyster (Pinctada maxima) displayed in hand, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Sergey Gorshkov / Salmon (Salmonidae) eggs falling to lake bottom, Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, July
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Orsolya Haarberg / Wind turbines for renewable energy, Masoy, Finnmark, Norway, July 2006
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Orsolya Haarberg / Winter landscape with snow-covered trees in forest, Riisitunturi National Park, Lapland, Finland, February 2007
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Catch of lobsters being unloaded in the fishing village of Kalk Bay, False Bay, South Africa
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Colin Varndell / Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in West Woods, Wiltshire, UK, November 2010
Oriol Alamany / Lenga forest (Nothofagus pumilio) in Ascensio river valley on the W Trek, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, January 2006
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Adrian Davies / Colourful Honey bee (Apis mellifera) hives in fields, Crete, Greece. July 2010
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Alex Hyde / Panther Chameleon {Furcifer pardalis} close-up of skin, green colouration. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.
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Alex Hyde / Boabab trees {Adansonia grandidieri} in evening light. Morondava, Madagascar, October 2009
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Alex Hyde / Boabab trees {Adansonia grandidieri} in evening light. Morondava, Madagascar, October 2009
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Alex Hyde / Boabab trees {Adansonia grandidieri} silhouetted at sunset. Morondava, Madagascar, October 2009
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Alex Hyde / Close-up of the extendable silk net of the Ogre faced / Net-casting spider {Deinopis sp}, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.
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Alex Hyde / Boabab trees {Adansonia grandidieri} in evening light. Morondava, Madagascar. Digital Composite Panorama.
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Juan Manuel Borrero / Upturned canoes (caballitos) owned by the Fishermen of Totora, on Pimentel beach at sunset. Chiclayo. Peru November 2009
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Guy Edwardes / Beads of water trapped on vibrant green moss Landmannalaugar, Southern Iceland, July 2009.
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Guy Edwardes / Wind turbines near Kilmore Quay viewed from boat at dawn. Co. Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Europe June 2010.
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Mary McDonald / Flock of Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) in roosting trees at dusk, Imba Ndutu, Serengeti NP, Tanzania, East Africa.
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Nick Garbutt / Ox cart and Grandidier's Baobabs (Adansonia grandidieri) Near Morondava, western Madagascar.
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Nick Garbutt / Grandidier's Baobabs (Adansonia grandidieri) at dusk. Near Morondava, western Madagascar. (digitally stitched image)
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fragrant water lilies (Nymphaea odorata) in Lake Skadar, Montenegro, May 2008
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Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) at sunset in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, near the Sutherland Wash, Catalina State Park, Arizona, USA
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SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Photomicrograph of fully embryonated (Neoascaris / Toxocara vitulorum) eggs containin larvae immediately prior to hatching. Parasitic nematodes which normally infect cattle, collected from Egyptian ca...
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Nick Garbutt / RF- Aerial pitchers of the red variant of pitcher plant (Nepenthes reinwardtiana) growing in mossy heath (kerangas) forest on the southern plateau of Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo. (This...
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Juergen Freund / Confiscated Samong top shells (Tectus / Trochus niloticus) used to make mother of pearl buttons and other objects. The species is CITES protected, and illegal fishermen often harvest the shells from T...
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Juergen Freund / Pile of Malampaya Sound capiz shells, the outer shell of the Windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta) found in the shallow coastal waters of the Philippines. The shells are flat and semi-transparent with...
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Juergen Freund / RF- Gorgonian fan coral with Featherstars / crinoids attached, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Michel Poinsignon / Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris) in rain, Lorraine, France, April. 3rd Prize in the Other Nature Topics category of Melvita Nature Images Awards 2013.
