Juergen Freund / Timelapse of a Scolymia coral (Mussidae) feeding, lit with a UV light, Cairns, North Queensland, Australia.
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Guy Edwardes / Green elf-cup / wood-cup (Chlorosplenium aeruginascens), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. October.
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Guy Edwardes / Candle-snuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. November.
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David Shale / Pram bug (Phronima) swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep sea species.
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Alex Mustard / Backlit detail of branching fire coral (Millepora alcicornis) showing the hair like polyps, filled with stinging nematocysts. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Jordi Chias / Atolla jellyfish (Atolla wyvillei) with Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in the background near the surface. Antarctic Peninsula. Finalist in the Underwater category of the Wildlife Photographer of t...
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Gabriel Rojo / Close up of Passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) La Pampa, Argentina.
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Alex Hyde / Harvestman (Megabunus diadema) with prominent, spiky eyes, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April
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Alex Mustard / Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) hitchhiking on large t-bar nudibranch (Ceratosoma trilobatum) The shrimp gains food source and protection on the toxic seaslug. Bitung, North...
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Alex Mustard / Close up of tiny (10mm) Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) living disguised in Muricella sp. sea fan. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Solvin Zankl,Solvin Zankl / Giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) Picture was taken in cooperation with the Zoological Museum University of Hamburg
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David Fleetham / Skeleton shrimp (Caprellidae sp), group on Sponge at night, close-up. Dumaguete, Philippines.
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Juergen Freund / Timelapse of a Scolymia coral (Mussidae) feeding, lit with a UV light, Cairns, North Queensland, Australia.
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Moth caterpillars, two on a leaf with urticating hairs. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China.
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Moth caterpillar with urticating hairs, on a leaf. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China.
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Moth caterpillar on leaf, tubercles with urticating hairs. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China.
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Moth caterpillar on leaf, tubercles with urticating hairs. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China.
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Remi Masson / Freshwater jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbii) in a lake. Rhone, Alps, France
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Joao Burini / Fluorescent mushrooms glowing in ultraviolet light. South-east Atlantic forest, Sao Miguel Arcanjo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Georgette Douwma / RF - Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) on walk about on coral reef. Puerto Galera, Philippines. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Guy Edwardes / Horn of plenty (Craterellus cornucopioides), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. October.
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Tony Wu / Horned isopod (Deto echinata) male, a woodlouse species which lives in the intertidal zone. South Africa
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Tony Wu / Blue sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus) approaching the venom-filled tentacles of a Indo-Pacific Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia utriculus). Both were washed ashore as part of a mass, multi-day stranding o...
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Tony Wu / Blue sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus) that was washed ashore with a mass, multi-day stranding of thousands of Indo-Pacific Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia utriculus). This species predates Portuguese man...
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Claudio Contreras / Spanish shawl nudibranch (Flabellina iodinea), Salsipuedes Island Protected Area, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, July
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Bert Willaert / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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Doug Wechsler / Pale green assassin bugs (Zelus luridus) hatching from egg mass, Fort Washington State Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, June.
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Edwin Giesbers / RF - Devil's flower mantis (Idolomantis diabolica) male, captive, occurs in Africa. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Lucas Bustamante / Broad-nosed weevil (Compsus sp.) about to take off with wing elytra raised and wings extended, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador .
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David Shale / Jellyfish (Pelagia) swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep sea species.
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David Shale / Jellyfish (Pelagia) swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep sea species.
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David Shale / Jellyfish (Pelagia) swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep sea species.
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David Shale / Jellyfish (Pelagia) swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep sea species.
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David Shale / Jellyfish (Pelagia) swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep sea species.
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David Shale / Jellyfish (Pelagia) swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep sea species.
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David Shale / Jellyfish (Pelagia) swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep sea species.
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David Shale / Jellyfish (Pelagia) swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep sea species.
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David Shale / Jellyfish (Pelagia) swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep sea species.
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David Shale / Deep sea amphipod (Cystisoma) swimming, a deep sea species from the Mesopelagic zone. Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Body is totally transparent and the redness in the eye is the visual pigment in the retina.
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David Shale / Deep sea amphipod (Cystisoma) swimming, a deep sea species from the Mesopelagic zone. Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Body is totally transparent and the redness in the eye is the visual pigment in the retina.
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David Shale / Deep sea amphipod (Cystisoma) swimming, a deep sea species from the Mesopelagic zone. Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Body is totally transparent and the redness in the eye is the visual pigment in the retina.
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David Shale / Deep sea amphipod (Cystisoma) swimming, a deep sea species from the Mesopelagic zone. Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Body is totally transparent and the redness in the eye is the visual pigment in the retina.
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David Shale / Deep sea amphipod (Cystisoma) swimming, a deep sea species from the Mesopelagic zone. Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Body is totally transparent and the redness in the eye is the visual pigment in the retina.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) close up of face showing mandibles and compound eyes. Italy, July.
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MYN / Gil Wizen / Armored cricket (Cosmoderus sp.) viewed from above, Cameroon. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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Pascal Kobeh / Striated frogfish or anglerfish (Antennarius striatus) with mouth wide open, Indonesia, Sulawesi Sea.
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Alex Hyde / Lobster moth (Stauropus fagi) final instar larva in defensive posture, UK, August. Captive.
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Alex Hyde / Lobster moth (Stauropus fagi) final instar larva in defensive posture, taken against a white background, UK, August. Captive.
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Cyril Ruoso / Rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii) Bukit Barisan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Pascal Pittorino / Borage (Borago officinalis) flower, Var, Provence, France, March.
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Gabriel Rojo / Salt lake, pink in colour due to bacteria (Dunaliella salina) Salinas Grandes de Hidalgo, La Pampa, Argentina
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Gabriel Rojo / Salt lake, pink in colour due to bacteria (Dunaliella salina) Salinas Grandes de Hidalgo, La Pampa, Argentina
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Spider saxifrage (Saxifraga flagellaris) growing on wet ground, Svalbard, Norway, June.
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MYN / Gil Wizen / Stick-mimic mantis (Empusa fasciata) adult male, Netanya, Central Coastal Plain, Israel Meetyourneighbours.net project
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Richard Robinson / Dorid nudibranch (Archidoris wellingtonensis) in Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.
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Richard Robinson / New Zealand crayfish or southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) in Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. Small reproduction only.
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Richard Robinson / New Zealand Crayfish or Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) in Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.
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Richard Robinson / Nudibranch (Archidoris wellingtonensis) in Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. April 2014.
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Richard Robinson / Sea spider (Pycnogonida sp) in Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.
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Richard Robinson / Close up of a tube anemone (Cerianthus sp) viewed from above, Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.
Alex Mustard / Warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) swimming over the seabed, by gulping in water, then closing its mouth and squirting the water out of vents by its pelvic fins. Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippin...
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Alex Mustard / Trio Giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) female and two males. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Tiny Sarasvati anemone shrimp (Periclimenes sarasvati) on an anemone (out of focus) Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / High magnification photo of Nudibranch (Nembrotha kubaryana), showing orange mouth parts and sensory rhinophores, and green gills (out of focus) Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Moluc...
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Alex Mustard / Pair of Giant frogfish (Antennarius commersoni), male on the left, female above on right on sponges. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Nudibranch (Mexichromis multituberculata) layings its eggs on discarded plastic bottle. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Golf-ball sized Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) waiting to ambush prey disguised as an orange sponge. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Golf-ball sized Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) yawning warning as it waits to ambush prey disguised as an orange sponge. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Pair of Tiger shrimps (Phyllognathia ceratophthalmus) on top of piece of coral. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Pair of Tiger shrimps (Phyllognathia ceratophthalmus) on top of piece of coral. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) attempting to attract prey with its worm shaped lure. Aer Prang, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) lying in wait for prey on the sand. This large individual was probably female. Aer Prang, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Se...
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) lying in wait for prey on the sand. This large individual was probably female. Aer Prang, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Se...
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Alex Mustard / Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) using its worm shaped lure to attract prey. Aer Prang, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) moving across the seabed. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Backlit portrait of Paddle-flap scorpionfish (Rhinopias eschmeyeri) on rubble slope. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) lying in wait for prey on the sand. This large individual was probably female. Aer Prang, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Se...
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Alex Mustard / RF- Wide angle portrait of Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) waiting to ambush prey on black sand slope. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea. (This image may be licensed either a...
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Alex Mustard / Golf-ball sized Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) waits to ambush prey disguised as an orange sponge. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Paddle-flap scorpionfish (Rhinopias eschmeyeri) on rubble slope. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Pair of Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) the smaller male is guarding the female prior to mating. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) on coral rubble slope. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Tiny (7mm) herbivorous sap-sucking seaslug (Costasiella kuroshimae) crawling over piece of algae next to its circular egg ribbon. Seraya, Bali, Indonesia. Java Sea
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Alex Mustard / Backlit leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) yawning. Probably warning. Amed, Bali, Indonesia. Java Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) on coral rubble slope. Sedum, Bali, Indonesia. Java Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) hiding amongst rocks in shallow water. Seraya, Bali, Indonesia. Java Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Queen conch (Strombus gigas) extending its proboscis and stalked eyes at it moves across the sand by coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Orangebanded stingfish (Choridactylus multibarbs) walking into frame before turning around, Gulf Specimen Marine Lab in Panacea, Florida, USA. Captive.
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David Weiller / Close up shot revealing Brazilian Treehopper (Bocydium globulare) with interesting helmet (head appendage) resting on leaf, Amazon rainforest, Puyo, Ecuador.
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David Weiller / Close up, portrait shot of Daddy longlegs (Opiliones) moving towards camera, waving its sensory palps, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, March.
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David Weiller / Close up, portrait shot of Daddy longlegs (Opiliones) facing the camera as it moves up and down waving its sensory palps, Malaysia, March.
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David Weiller / Close up shot of Monkey slug (Phobetron hipparchia) caterpillar moving slowly along a stick, Amazon rainforest, Puyo, Ecuador.
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David Weiller / Close up shot of a Monkey slug (Phobetron hipparchia) caterpillar moving over a leaf, Amazon rainforest, Puyo, Ecuador.
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David Weiller / Portrait shot of Spiny devil katydid (Panacanthus cuspidatus) cleaning mandibles, Amazon rainforest, Puyo, Ecuador, December.
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David Weiller / Close up shot of Yellow-barred (Xanthotaenia busiris) caterpillar moving its head as it rests on a stem, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, March.