Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of foraminiferans, molluscs and other bryozoans found on beach in Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of a skeletal fragment of a Bryozoan colony at 21x magnification, came from beach in Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Tim Laman / Close up of Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes sp.) in the montane rainforest of Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia

John Cancalosi / Close-up of sandstone, showing patterns, part of the Shinarump formation, Northern Arizona / Utah, USA

John Cancalosi / Close-up of sandstone, showing patterns, part of the Shinarump formation, Northern Arizona / Utah, USA

Juergen Freund / Close up of openings on skin of Black barrel sponge {Ircinia strobilina} Caribbean

Richard Du Toit / Close up of African elephant trunk {Loxodonta africana} Moremi WR, Botswana

John Cancalosi / Navajo weaving detail close up, at Amerino Foundation, Arizona, USA

Juergen Freund / Close up of Tunicate {Polycarpa aurata} Indo Pacific

Ingo Arndt / Water drops on leaf

Fred Bavendam / Fred Bavendam, photographer portrait