Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Shipibo-Conibo woman preparing cotton on a spindle to weave a traditional fabric, near Pulcalpa, Peru, 2009.

Aflo / Tabby cat playing with a rope. Konan, Aichi, Japan.

Gary K. Smith / Potting bench with saved seeds including a pot of Runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus) and broad beans (Vicia faba) and other gardening items

Gary K. Smith / Potting bench with saved seeds including a pot of Runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus) and other gardening items

Gary K. Smith / Wooden trug with Hazel (Corylus avellana) stick markers, garden twine, seeds & tools, England, UK, May

Gary K. Smith / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup on beach lying beside plastic twine, Blakeney Point, Norfolk, UK, December

Paul Hobson / Mistle thrush {Turdus viscivorus} collecting bailer twine for nesting material.

Paul Hobson / Mistle thrush {Turdus viscivorus} collecting bailer twine for nesting material.

Flip de Nooyer / Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) adult at nest entrance among coils of twine, Europe

Flip de Nooyer / Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) chicks in nest among coils of twine calling to parent, Europe

Terry Whittaker / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on sailing string, Portpatrick harbour, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. June.

Frederique Olivier / Man diving whilst sponge farming, preparing sponge cuttings to attach to lines, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands, 2011.