Ann & Steve Toon / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis), being scanned for microchip, part of conservation project, Namib Desert, Namibia, April

Juergen Freund / CT scan of injured Green turtle 'Angie' (Chelonia mydas) from the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, Cairns Diagnostic Imaging. Queensland, Australia

Juergen Freund / CT scan of injured Green turtle 'Angie' (Chelonia mydas) from the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, Cairns Diagnostic Imaging. Queensland, Australia

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).

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

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Birdwatcher standing by a bench scanning for a visiting Osprey, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Model released.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Birdwatcher sitting on a bench scanning for a visiting Osprey, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Model released.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Chukchi hunter scanning sea ice for Polar bears from his vantage point on top of pressure ice. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia.

Alex Hyde / False coloured scanning electron micrograph of head of Jumping spider {Salticidae} UK

TJ Rich / European river otter {Lutra lutra} standing on hind legs for better view of surrounding area, England, UK captive

Doug Gimesy / Researchers from Earthcare St Kilda scanning a moulting Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) for microchip. St Kilda breakwater, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. December 2016. Model released.

Doug Gimesy / Researchers from Earthcare St Kilda scanning a moulting Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) for microchip. Population monitoring has been taking place since the 1970s. St Kilda breakwater, Melbourne, Vic...