SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Timelapse of filaments of Oscillatoria, a type of Blue green algae gliding over each other, filmed using differential interference contrast.

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Ciliate protozoan (Blepharisma japonicum) swimming through clumps of bacteria.

Jeff Vanuga / Ephydrid flies (Ephydra sp) that eat microscopic algae and survives during the winter in thermal pools. Biscut Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, January.

Alex Hyde / Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) backlit at sunset. Isle of Mull, Scotland. June. Highly commended in the Botanical Britain Category of the British Widllife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competi...

Alex Hyde / Chlorophyte or green alga (Volvox aureus) in pond water. UK. The larger spheres are approximately 0.5mm in diameter. Digital composite image.

Alex Hyde / Crane fly / Daddy long legs (Tipula paludosa) female covered in morning dew. Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September. Winner of the Hidden Britain Category of the BWPA Awards 2015.

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Predatory protozoa moving through cilliate action. The protozoan has consumed photosynthetic diatoms, visible within the cell. The predator disgorges some of its prey.

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Microscope footage of photosynthetic diatoms moving by cilliate action.

Alex Hyde / Portrait of a Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris). UK. Focus stacked image (dead specimen).

Alex Hyde / Human Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) macro shot of claw, that allows the louse to grip onto the hairs of their human host, False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM).

Paul D Stewart / Photomontage of living gecko feet showing a variety of forms. Gecko feet employ very small subdivided filaments to bond with their substrates at the molecular level using Van Der Waals' forces. Every...

Alex Hyde / Various pollen grains from several species of UK plant. False coloured scanning electron micrograph. Digital composite.