Georgette Douwma / Chocolate chip sea star o (Protoreaster nodosus) on sandy bottom. Mabul, Malaysia.

Sven Zacek / Trees that have been gnawed by Beavers (Castor fiber) Southern Estonia, October.

Sven Zacek / Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) male excavating nest hole in Aspen (Populus tremula) trunk. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April. Composite image.

Ashley Cooper / Paving slabs which have been ripped up and tossed 30 feet across the street after severe storm, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK. January 2014

Constantinos Petrinos / Sea grass / turtle grass (Ehalus acoroides) and Horned Sea Star / Chocolate Chip Sea Star (Protoreaster nodosus), Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Nick Upton / Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, veterinary team checking a transponder chip code, while Clive Turner hoovers an anaesthetised Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber)for Beaver beetles (Platypsyllus casto...

Nick Upton / Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) transponder chip number read and checked ahead of release to a Nottinghamshire wood, Dormouse rearing, Paignton zoo, Devon, UK, June 2014. Model released.

Nick Upton / Gemma Keohane taking a Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) from its tank to check and read its transponder chip code number ahead of release to a Nottinghamshire wood, Dormouse rearing facility,...

Claudio Contreras / Chocolate Chip Sea Star (Protoreaster nodosus), Bilang Bilangang East Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) oil is an ingredient in all of these foods, including crackers, cereal, cookies, chips, and chocolate, Tawau Hills Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Pete Oxford / White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) sedated for transportation with veterinarian Andre Uys inserting micro chip into horn, South Africa

Georgette Douwma / Horned Sea Star / Chocolate Chip Sea Star (Protoreaster nodosus). Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Horned Sea Star / Chocolate Chip Sea Star (Protoreaster nodosus) close up. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Split level of Horned sea stars / chocolate chip starfish (Protoreaster nodosus) in the shallow sandy area with island in the background, Komodo NP, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Horned sea stars / Chocolate chip stafish (Protoreaster nodosus) on sandy seabed in shallow water, split level with an island in the background, Komodo NP, Indonesia, Indo-pacific, August 2009.

Juergen Freund / Chocolate chip starfish / Horned sea star (Protoreastor nodosus) collected in their thousands for export as decorative objects and souvenirs, coloured with dyes. Indonesia, July 2008

Juergen Freund / Chocolate chip starfish / Horned sea star (Protoreastor nodosus) collected in their thousands for export as decorative objects, coloured with dyes. Indonesia, June 2006.

Juergen Freund / Chocolate chip starfish / Horned sea star (Protoreastor nodosus) collected in their thousands for export as decorative objects. Indonesia, June 2006.

Daniel Heuclin / Asp viper (Vipera aspis) captured, and having chip inserted, by a researcher. France, Europe.

Daniel Heuclin / Asp viper (Vipera aspis) captured, and having chip inserted, by a researcher. France, Europe.

Daniel Heuclin / Asp viper (Vipera aspis) captured, and having chip inserted, by a researcher. France, Europe.

David Woodfall / Traditional fish and chip shop. Future threatened by overfishing. Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. September 2009

Sue Daly / Chocolate chip starfish / Horned sea star (Protoreaster nodosus) Cebu, Philippines, March

Mark Taylor / Reading the micro chip in Maine Coon cat, Serafin.

Pete Oxford / Two Chocolate chip starfish (Nidorellia armata) Central Isles, Galapagos Islands

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) with a RFID-Chip on its back, Bee Station at the Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University of Wurzburg, Germany

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) with a RFID-Chip on it's back, Bee Station at the Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University of Wurzburg, Germany

Jane Burton / Vet nurse about to insert micro-chip into neck of Saluki Lurche

Jane Burton / Checking the scruff of Terrier x Bass with a Micro-chip scanner to look for implanted chip

Jane Burton / Checking micro-chip using Bayer reader on Saluki Lurcher, Model released

Jane Burton / Golden Retriever pup, 9-week being checked for identity chip

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat, inserting micro-chip into lilac persian-cross kitten

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat, equipment to micro-chip red tabby 'Dandy'

Pete Oxford / Chocolate chip starfish {Nidorellia armata} Galapagos.

Donald M. Jones / Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) emerging from burrow at night, electronic chip reader at burrow entrance reads chip, noting which individual has passed, UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Montan...

Pete Oxford / Chocolate Chip Star (Nidorellia armata) pair, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, puppy, ruby, 8 weeks, at veterinary surgeon, implanting of micro chip

Daniel Nunez / Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma charlesbogerti) being tagged with identification chip after being found in the wild for a breeding project, Heloderma Natural Reserve, Zacapa, Guatemala, June 2023....

Tui De Roy / Two Chocolate chip seastars (Nidorellia armata) with Green sea urchin (Lytechinus variegatus) on sea floor, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Cold sea fan (Muricea) community with Blacktip cardinalfish (Apogon atradorsatus) and Chocolate chip seastar (Nidorellia armata) swimming at heart of Cromwell Current upwelling. Isabela Island, Gala...

Tui De Roy / Cold sea fan (Muricea) community with Chocolate chip seastar (Nidorellia armata) and Galapagos black coral (Antipathes galapagensis) at heart of Cromwell Current upwelling. Isabela Island, Galapagos...

Tui De Roy / Red sun star (Asterias cumingii) and Chocolate chip seastar (Nidorellia armata) amongst Gulfweed (Sargassaceae). Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

David Tipling / Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) nesting on top of an air vent on side of a fish and chip shop, Bridlington Harbour, North Yorkshire, UK. June.

David Tipling / Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) nesting on the side of a fish and chip shop, Bridlington Harbour, North Yorkshire, UK. June.

Lucas Bustamante / Horned sea star / Chocolate chip sea star (Protoreaster nodosus) on the rocky seabed, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Chocolate Chip Star (Nidorellia armata) group, Tagus Cove, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Bruce Thomson / Aerial shot over sclerophyll forest, eastern Victoria, Australia. The primary tree species is Silvertop ash (Eucalyptus seiberi) which has been extensively logged in NSW for wood chip.

Tui De Roy / Striped salema (Xenocys jessiae) with other reef fish and Chocolate chip star (Nidorellia armata), Pinzon Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Pyramid sea star (Pharia pyramidata) and Chocolate chip starfish (Nidorellia armata), Pinzon Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Panamic cushion star (Pentaceraster cumingi) and Chocolate chip star (Nidorellia armata) on seabed, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Chocolate chip sea star (Nidorellia armata) with Sea fan (Gorgonia sp.), Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Chocolate chip sea star (Nidorellia armata) on the sea bed surrounded by Sea urchins (Diadema sp.), Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Chocolate chip sea star (Nidorellia armata) and Galapagos green sea urchin (Lytechinus semituberculatus) scattered across the seabed, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Claudio Contreras / Chocolate chip starfish (Nidorellia armata), Coronado Island, Loreto Bay National Park, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, August

Erlend Haarberg / Chocolate chip lichen (Solorina crocea) on stone. Jotunheimen National Park, Norway, July.