Claudio Contreras / French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) with a Smallmouth Grunt (Haemulon chrysargyreum) and Blade Fire Coral (Millepora complanata). Cancun National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico.

George Sanker / Portrait of Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) with a blade of grass in its mouth. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, May.

Simon Colmer / Caterpillar larva of Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica) on Couch grass, Sussex, UK, July

Orsolya Haarberg / Wind turbines for renewable energy, Masoy, Finnmark, Norway, July 2006

Pete Oxford / Bladed Fire Coral (Millepora Complanata) causes sting on contact, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize

Guy Edwardes / Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus) with wing raised as a threat to nearby rival. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa, February

Laurent Geslin / Rabbit grooming, on grass in park, with the Arc de Triomphe behind, Paris, France, April 2010.

Stephen Dalton / Common european tree frog (Hyla arborea) leaping, multiflash sequence of two images

Robert Thompson / Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) resting, Hampshire, UK, June,

Stephen Dalton / Water dripping from tip of leaf, UK

Stephen Dalton / Broad bodied chaser dragonfly (Libellula depressa) recently emerged from larval case, UK

Patricio Robles Gil / Matador in final stages of bullfight leaps over bull to pierce bull between horns with blade, Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico Sequence

Nick Upton / Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) flock flying close to wind turbine, Near Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany, October 2009

Michel Poinsignon / Wind turbine with oil seed rape flowers in the foreground, Sarre, Germany

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Mountain daisy (Leucanthemum adustum) seen multiple times in water droplets on a blade of grass, Liechtenstein, June 2009 WWE BOOK

Claudio Contreras / Shoal of Smallmouth grunts (Haemulon chrysargyreum) surrounding Blade firecoral (Millepora complanata) Cancun National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, September

Stephen Dalton / Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) head portrait, UK

Stephen Dalton / Glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Mountain daisy (Leucanthemum adustum) seen multiple times in water droplets on a blade of grass, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Stephen Dalton / Common / European treefrog {Hyla arborea} jumping sequence, multiflash image, controlled conditions

Wild Wonders of Europe / Müller / Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia) on blade of grass, Pollino National Park, Basilicata, Italy, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Blue Butterfly (Lycaenidae sp) on blade of grass, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, June 2009

Jose B. Ruiz / Crane fly {Tipula sp.} hanging off blade of grass, Los barruecos NP, Malpartida de Caceres, Extremadura, Spain

Andrew Cooper / Glow Worm beetle female glowing at sunset to attract mate, Devon England (Lampyris noctiluca)

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Grasshopper (Acrida chinensis), Japan

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) on blade of plant leaf, Shiga, Japan

Nick Upton / Black and red soldier beetles (Cantharis rustica) mating on a grass blade, Wiltshire meadow, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Sawfly (Dolerus sp.) sunbasking on tip of a grass blade in a meadow. The larvae of this genus are grass feeders. Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Male Yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) on the look out for fly prey from a grass blade, Wiltshire meadow, UK, April.

Winfried Wisniewski / Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus) male on reed blade, Biebrza National Park, Poland

Jeff Rotman / Juvenile Starfish (Asterias rubens) on a blade of Red Kelp (Laminaria hyperborea), Ouessant, Brittany, France - Atlantic Ocean.

Mark Taylor / Young rabbits sharing a blade of grass.

Richard Herrmann / Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) blades floating at surface, Cortez Bank, California

Stephen Dalton / Lynx Spider (Oxyopes heterophthalmus) male on blade of grass. UK, March.

Stephen Dalton / Lynx Spider (Oxyopes heterophthalmus) male on blade of grass. UK, March.

Stephen Dalton / Lynx spider (Oxyopes heterophthalmus) female on blade of grass, UK, March

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Nudibranch (Facelina auriculata) searching for its food of small hydroids by climbing on a blade of Seagrass / Eelgrass (Zostera marina) in seagrass meadow. Helford Estuary, Cornwall, UK, July

Norbert Wu / Sea Snail (Nacella concinna) on Brown Algae (Cystosphaera jacquinotii) blade, Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Norbert Wu / Brown Algae (Cystosphaera jacquinotii) pneumatocysts and blades, Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Konrad Wothe / Mediterranean Slant-faced Grasshopper (Acrida ungarica), Lykia, Turkey

Nick Upton / Common grass-veneer moth / Crambid snout moth (Agriphila tristella) resting on grass blade by day in chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, August.

MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Roesel's bush cricket (Metrioptera roeseli) male on blade of grass, Concord, Massachusetts, USA, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Roesel's bush cricket (Metrioptera roeseli) male on blade of grass, Concord, Massachusetts, USA, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Roesel's bush cricket (Metrioptera roeseli) female on blade of grass, Concord, Massachusetts, USA, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

Norbert Wu / Lion Nudibranch (Melibe leonina) group on kelp blade with hoods extended as they feed in the ocean current, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Norbert Wu / Lion Nudibranch (Melibe leonina) group on kelp blade with hoods extended as they feed in the ocean current, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Large bull (male) Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) chewing on a blade of kelp, resting between boulders, off Lundy Island, Devon, UK, June

Stephen Dalton / Green / Meadow Spider (Micrommata viriscens) female on grass blade. Sussex, UK, May.

Stephen Dalton / Green / Meadow Spider (Micrommata viriscens) female on grass blade. Sussex, UK, May.

Pete Oxford / Blade Fire Coral (Millepora complanata) Coral Reef Island, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize

George Sanker / Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) feeding on a blade of grass. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, May.

Nick Upton / Female Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly (Calopteryx virgo) sun basking on a river bank grass blade. Wiltshire, UK, June.

Ernie Janes / Three Five-spot burnet moth (Zygaena trifolii) on grass blade, UK

Ernie Janes / Two Five-spot burnet moth (Zygaena trifolii) on grass blade, UK

Ernie Janes / Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) feeding on blade of grass at edge of duck pond, Norfolk, UK

Alex Mustard / A Deep-Snouted / Broadnosed Pipefish (Syngnathus typhle) head in profile. The flattened body shape of this species resembles a blade of seagrass aiding its camouflage. Swanage Bay, Dorset, England, UK...

Ross Hoddinott / Male Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) on grass blade. Lower Tamar Lake, Cornwall, UK, May

Ross Hoddinott / Male Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) on grass blade. Lower Tamar Lake, Cornwall, UK, May

Chien Lee / Grass-blade Grasshopper (Acrida sp) camouflaged on branch, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

Rob Tilley / Water droplets on blade of grass, Mt. Rainier NP, Washington, USA

Suzi Eszterhas / Antarctic Fur Seal pup (Arctocephalus gazelle) calling, Fortuna Bay, South Georgia *Digitally removed single blade of grass in foreground

LYNN M. STONE / Eastern Pondhawk dragonfly (Erythemis simplicicollis) female, resting on blade of grass, Illinois, USA

Suzi Eszterhas / Richardson's ground squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii) feeding on grassland, Elk Island National Park, Canada *Digitally removed blade of grass in foreground

Andy Sands / Sand Crawler Weevil (Otiorhynchus atroapterus) portrait on blade of dune grass, Isle of Coll, Scotland, UK, June

Mitsuaki Iwago / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) juvenile chewing on blade of grass, Jigokudani, Japan

Nick Upton / Sequence 1 / 4. Cleg fly / Horsefly (Haematopa pluvialis) about to pierce human skin a second time with blade like mouthparts. Wiltshire pastureland, UK, June.

Patricio Robles Gil / Matador tossed by bull as he tries to kill the bull with a blade between the horns in final stages of bullfight, Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Matador uses red cloak to challenge bull in later stages of bullfight and introduces killing blade between horns, Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico Sequence

Patricio Robles Gil / Matador in final stages of bullfight leaps over bull to pierce bull between horns with blade, Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico Sequence

Patricio Robles Gil / Matador in final stages of bullfight leaps over bull to pierce bull between horns with blade, Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico Sequence

Patricio Robles Gil / Matador in final stages of bullfight leaps over bull to pierce bull between horns with blade, Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico Sequence

Patricio Robles Gil / Matador in final stages of bullfight leaps over bull to pierce bull between horns with blade, Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico Sequence

Philippe Clement / Caterpillar larva of Drinker moth (Euthrix potatoria) on blade of grass, La Brenne, France

Stephen Dalton / Running crab spider {Tibellus oblongus} resting behind grass blade, UK

Stephen Dalton / Crab spider (Misumena vatia) on blade of grass, UK

Stephen Dalton / Green / Meadow spider (Micrommata virescens) sub-adult female on grass blade, UK. A very fast moving species that hunts by predation

Stephen Dalton / Green / Meadow spider (Micrommata virescens) male on grass blade, UK, A very fast moving species that hunts by predation

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Assassin bug / Wheel bug (Arilus cristatus). It gets its name from a structure on its thorax which resembles a gear or saw blade. The wheel bug is notorious for its painful bite, but it only bites by...

Silvia Reiche / Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe) butterfly on a blade of grass, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

Norbert Wu / Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) arms curling around a blade of kelp, Alaska

Konrad Wothe / Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) young tugging at either end of a blade of grass, Arizona

Hans Christoph Kappel / Yellow legged club tailed dragonfly {Gomphus flavipes} male resting on blade of grass, Germany

Kim Taylor / Frost crystals on a grass blade projecting above a frozen pond. UK

Phil Savoie / Sparkling dew drop on blade of grass

Thomas Marent / Dew glistening on a blade of grass, Machu Picchu, Peru

Luciano Candisani / Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) detail showing pneumatocysts and blades, Patagonia, Chile

PREMAPHOTOS / Drinker moth caterpillar (Euthrix potatoria) feeding on a blade of grass, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Adult Antlion {Palpares sp} hanging off blade of grass, Kenya

Konrad Wothe / Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) eating a blade of grass, endangered, Borneo

Mark Taylor / Caterpillar, on blade of grass, Abruzzo National Park, Italy.

Steven David Miller / Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog {Litoria fallax} resting on blade of pond grass, Queensland, Australia.

Steven David Miller / Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog {Litoria fallax} resting on blade of pond grass, Queensland, Australia

Steven David Miller / Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog {Litoria fallax} resting on blade of pond grass, Queensland, Australia Colour (Green to pale brown) changes with surrounds.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Haloween pennant dragonfly {Celithemis eponina} female on blade of grass, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA.

Ross Hoddinott / Common tway blade orchid flowers (Neottia ovata) Devon, UK.

Ross Hoddinott / Common tway blade orchid (Neottia ovata). Devon, UK.