Todd Pusser / Star nosed mole {Condylura cristata} in leaf litter, North Carolina, USA. Dead specimen, found by photographer and photographed in-situ.

Marie Read / Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa), females behave aggressively toward a male (second from right) that is trying to join them on a floating log, autumn, New York, USA, October.

Steve Gettle / Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) with insect prey, Texas

Suzi Eszterhas / Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) three month old baby, Duke Lemur Center, North Carolina

Alan Murphy / Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) landing, Texas

Krista Schlyer / Hooded pitcher plant (Sarracenia minor) Green Swamp, North Carolina, USA. June.

Krista Schlyer / Green lynx spider (Peucetia viridans) on Yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava) Green Swamp, North Carolina, USA. September.

George Sanker / Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) perched on branch in snow, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA, February.

Clay Bolt / Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) in undergrowth, Southern Appalachians, South Carolina, USA, North America, June.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Red paper wasp (Polistes carolina) adult in flight, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.

MYN / Clay Bolt / Two-lined salamander (Eurycea bislineata) on autumn leaf, North Carolina, USA, November, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Stink Bug Nymphs (Pentatomidae) three, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Pink lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium acaule) Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Kirkendall-Spring / Canopy of autumn trees and rising fog viewed from Webb Overlook along the Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, USA, October 2008

Kirkendall-Spring / Algae covered swamp with ornamental birds and bridge, Magnolia Plantation Gardens, South Carolina, USA

Kirkendall-Spring / Cabbage Palmetto Trees {Sabal palmetto} on the beach at sunset, Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina, USA

Kirkendall-Spring / Cypress {Cupressaceae} and Tupelo Gum Trees {Nyssa aquatica} growing in the Audubon Swamp Gardens, Magnolia Plantation Gardens, South Carolina, USA

Kirkendall-Spring / Fenced pathway leading down to the Atlantic Ocean, Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Autumn leaves on wet boulders in stream, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Todd Pusser / Bottlenose dolphin {Tursiops truncatus} foraging around Shrimp trawler, South Carolina, USA

Todd Pusser / Spotted salamander {Ambystoma maculatum} resting on leaf, North Carolina, USA.

Todd Pusser / Mud salamander {Pseudotriton montanus} resting on lichen, North Carolina, USA.

John Cancalosi / Fossil Mammoth tooth {Mammuthus meridinalis} Pleistocene S Carolina USA

Neil Lucas / Venus flytrap (insectivorous plant) with ant. Botanical Gardens, North Carolina, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Autumn foliage on Blue Ridge Range near Jumping Off Rock, North Carolina

Jim Brandenburg / Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) flock taking off from lake, Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Reserve, North Carolina

Jim Brandenburg / Cascading stream, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Doug Perrine / Sand tiger sharks {Carcharias taurus} and fish shoal, Papoose wreck, N Carolina, USA Atlantic Ocean (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Sand tiger shark portrait {Carcharias taurus} Papoose wreck, N Carolina, USA, Atlantic Ocean (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Sand tiger shark {Carcharias taurus} Papoose wreck, N Carolina, USA, Atlantic Ocean (Non-ex).

Todd Pusser / Breaching Cuvier's beaked whale {Ziphius cavirostris} Atlantic, USA

George Sanker / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) male in breeding plumage stretching wings, standing on rock. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. May.

George Sanker / Wood duck (Aix sponsa), four males in breeding plumage on rock in water. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. May.

George Sanker / Wood duck (Aix sponsa), four males in breeding plumage on rock and swimming on water. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. May.

George Sanker / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) pair resting on rocks in pond. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. May.

George Sanker / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) male in breeding plumage at water's edge, in rain. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Tobacco hornworm / hawkmoth (Manduca sexta) pupa on soil, a serious Tobacco (Nicotiana sp) pest.

Nigel Cattlin / Tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) caterpillar feeding on damaged Tobacco (Nicotiana sp) leaf. USA.

John Chan / Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) perched on a Coastal pricklypear (Opuntia littoralis), avoiding the spines as it takes flight, Southern California, USA, April.

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) calling, Texas

David Perpinan / Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) wild animal with carapacial fracture from a lawn mower. This is a common problem in wild box turtles from semi-urban areas. Small repro only.

David Perpinan / Beak overgrowth in Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina). This is a common condition in captive chelonians. Captive animal. Small repro only

John Cancalosi / eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) , adult male, Maryland

Karine Aigner / Portrait of a Carolina wren, (Thryothorus ludovicianus) with white background, Block island, Rhode Island, USA. Bird caught during scientific research.

Eladio Fernandez / Tobacco hornworm caterpillar (Manduca sexta) Cuba.

Robert Thompson / Tobacco hornworm moth (Manduca sexta) caterpillar on stem. Arizona, USA. July.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Dwarf Cypress (Taxodium sp) trees, Pine Tree Creek, Goodale State Park, South Carolina

George Sanker / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) male in breeding plumage in a foggy beaver pond at dawn. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. May.

George Sanker / Wood duck (Aix sponsa). male in breeding plumage in rainstorm. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. May.

George Sanker / Wood duck (Aix sponsa). male in breeding plumage. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. May.

George Sanker / Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). male in breeding plumage. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. May.

Doug Wechsler / Eastern box turtle (Terrepene carolina) eating road kill amphibian; New Jersey, USA, May.

Lynn M. Stone / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) drake in breeding plumage, paddling, Orange, California, USA. Non-ex.

Lynn M. Stone / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) drake in breeding plumage, paddling, Orange, California, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) drake in breeding plumage, paddling,Orange, California, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) drake in breeding plumage, paddling, Orange, California, USA. Non-ex.

Lynn M. Stone / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) drake in breeding plumage, Orange, California, USA. Non-ex.

George Sanker / Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) male in breeding plumage landing at sunset on a snow-covered pond in early April. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA.

George Sanker / Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). Male in breeding plumage flying at sunset. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA.

Nature Production / Green anole / Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis) silhouetted behind leaf of Livistona boninensis, Chichijima, Ogasawara Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan

Nature Production / Green anole / Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis), alien species, Chichijima, Ogasawara Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan

Nature Production / Green anole / Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis) introduced species, Chichijima, Ogasawara Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan

George Sanker / Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) perched on snowy branch, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA, February.

Pete Oxford / Florida pine snake (Pituophis melanouecus mugitus) Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Telfair County, Georgia, USA, July. Captive, occurs in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.

Claudio Contreras / Clarion Island Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura clarionensis), Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Is...

Claudio Contreras / Clarion Island Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura clarionensis), Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Is...

George Sanker / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) drake in breeding plumage against Paper birch (Betula papyrifera) Acadia National Park, Maine, USA June

George Sanker / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) mating pair swimming on water, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA May

George Sanker / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) mating pair swimming on water, female duck flapping wings, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA May

Lynn M. Stone / Male Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) crossing a shallow forest stream; Connecticut, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / Male Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) crossing a shallow forest stream, Connecticut, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / Male Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) crossing a shallow forest stream, Connecticut, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / Male Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) crossing a shallow forest stream, Connecticut, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / Male Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) crossing a shallow forest stream, Connecticut, USA.

Doug Wechsler / Carolina mantis (Stegmomantis carolina) face portrait, Philadelphia, USA

Steve Gettle / Millipede (Narceus americanus) in defensive posture, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Steve Gettle / Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) sub-adult male, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Steve Gettle / Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Steve Gettle / Cascading creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Steve Gettle / Waterfall, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Steve Gettle / Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) males displaying, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Steve Gettle / Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) male, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Steve Gettle / Waterfall, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Rolf Nussbaumer / Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), adult perched on icy branch of Christmas cholla (Cylindropuntia leptocaulis), Hill Country, Texas, USA. January

MYN / Clay Bolt / Common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) with atypical coloration, South Carolina, USA, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Small carpenter bee (Ceratina), South Carolina, USA Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Sweat bee (Augochlora pura), Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment, South Carolina, USA . September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) next to a Small carpenter bee (Ceratina), South Carolina, USA. Composited image. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Sweat bee (Halictus poeyi), South Carolina, USA, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Sweat bee (Halictus poeyi), exposing mouthparts, South Carolina, USA, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens), South Carolina, USA, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Dew-covered male Metallic green bee (Agapostemon splendens) begins to move after sleeping on an Aster overnight, South Carolina, USA, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project