Jiri Lochman / Bolas spider (Dicrostichus furcatus / Ordgarius furcatus) female with bolas, a blob of silk at end of line used to swing at prey, only used by females. Bolas spiders also produce pheromones of specifi...
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Nigel Cattlin / Maize (Zea mays) seed germinating with radicle, root hairs and coleoptile growth.
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Nigel Cattlin / Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) seed germinating with radicle, root hairs and coleoptile growth.
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Nigel Cattlin / Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) seed germinating with radicle, root hairs and coleoptile growth.
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Nigel Cattlin / Cleavers (Galium aparine) seedling with cotyledons and early leaf rosettes, growing as garden weed.
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Nigel Cattlin / White pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Alba') cross section, close up of stamens and stigma, cultivated in garden. Berkshire, England, UK. April.
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David Hall / Ghost pipefish (Solenostomus sp) pair camouflaged amongst green algae. Komodo, Indonesia.
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Colin Varndell / Beech (Fagus sylvatica), young leaves. Dorset, England, UK. May.
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Oliver Wright / Jumping spider (Evarcha falcata). Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve, North Yorkshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked image.
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Oliver Wright / Jumping spider (Evarcha falcata). Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve, North Yorkshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked image.
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Chris Mattison / Cyprus tarantula (Chaetopelma karlamani). Cyprus. March.
