David Shale / Female Anglerfish fanfin seadevil (Caulophryne jordani) - Deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean, found at 700-3000m.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) hidden in long grass, Vosges, France, July

Sandra Bartocha / Ghost wood - European Beech (Fagus sylvatica), woodland Nienhagen, Germany, April

Andy Sands / Glow Worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing after dark. Hertfordshire, England, Uk, July.

Alex Hyde / Regal jumping spider (Phidippus regius) male originating from North America. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Wild Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute for Molecular Pathology, Austria [focus stacking]

Solvin Zankl / Wild Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute of Molecular Pathology, Austria [focus staking]

Solvin Zankl / Wild Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute for Molecular Pathology, Austria [focus stacking]

Pete Oxford / Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) The Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Telfair County, Georgia, USA, threatened species, captive

Nick Garbutt / Silhouette of Red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur rufus) leaping across gap in trees by moonlight, cathemeral behaviour, Ranomafana National Park, south east Madagascar, November

Nick Garbutt / Acacia sp. at night, with a herd of Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) beneath. Near Ndutu, Nogorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

Jeff Rotman / Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), underside, Natal Coast, South Africa.