Heather Angel / Caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis), a rare traditional Chinese medicine sold to nourish yin and yang, for anti-aging and as natural viagra substitute- Dong Chong Xia Cho. Yunnan, China.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Chicory (Cichorium intybus), used as a coffee substitute and food additive, in flower, Umbria, Italy. July.

Tony Wu / Tri-spine horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus) juvenile aged two years, in fifth instar, beside 5 Yen coin for scale. Endangered species due to habitat loss and over-harvesting for food and biochem...

Nigel Cattlin / Green, mature soybean (Glycine max) pods on plants with green leaves, Louisiana, USA, October

Nigel Cattlin / Green, mature soybean (Glycine max) pods on plants with green leaves, Louisiana, USA, October

Nigel Cattlin / Blue flowers of common chicory (Cichorium intybus) by a roadside in France

Doug Gimesy / Orphaned Kangaroo Island kangaroo joeys (Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus) being fed a special nutritionally balanced milk substitute formula in the home of wildlife rescuer and carer Pauline Lanthois...