Chris Mattison / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on bread and jam. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.
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Chris Mattison / Small White / Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on Lavender, Sheffield, UK July (Focus-stacked image)
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Chris Mattison / Stigma and anthers of Cactus flower (Notocactus crassigibbus). Cultivated plant. Focus-stacked image.
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Chris Mattison / Close up of succulent plant (Peperomia columella) cultivated plant form Peru. Focus-stacked image.
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Chris Mattison / Budgett's Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis) mostly submerged in muddy water, with eyes visible above water, captive, occurs in South America.
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Chris Mattison / Horned frog (Ceratophrys sp) in shallow water, captive occurs in South America.
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Chris Mattison / Lichen (Nephroma antarctica) Rio Serrano, Chile. Focus stacked image.
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Chris Mattison / Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) group of three in flight, Lago Amarga , Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.
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Chris Mattison / Barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium)eating earth worm, captive occurs in South and Central USA.
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Chris Mattison / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seedhead, focus stacked image.
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Chris Mattison / Spotted reed frog (Hyperolius pucticulatus) tadpoles, captive, endemic to Tanzania.
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Chris Mattison / Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Sierra Nevada, California, USA, May.
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Chris Mattison / Sidewinder (Crotalus cerstastes) in sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA, May.
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Chris Mattison / Harlequin Flying Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) on leaf, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo,
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Chris Mattison / Harlequin Flying Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) on leaf, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo,
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Chris Mattison / Yellow poison dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis) the world's most poisonous amphibian captive from northern South America.
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Chris Mattison / Yellow poison dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis) the world's most poisonous amphibian captive from northern South America.
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Chris Mattison / Barred leaf frog (Phyllomedusa tomopterna) captive from South America.
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Chris Mattison / Green tree monitor (Varanus prasinus) with tongue out, captive from SE Asia.
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Chris Mattison / Red-eyed leaf frog (Agalychnis callidryas) from Central America
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Chris Mattison,Chris Mattison / Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) in defensive posture, raising tail to mimic head. California, USA, November.
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Chris Mattison,Chris Mattison / Cedros gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer insulanus / Pituophis insulanus) Cedros Island, Baja California, Mexico
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Chris Mattison / Marico Gecko (Pachydactylus mariquensis latirostris). Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa.
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Chris Mattison / Marico Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus mariquensis latirostris). Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa.
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Chris Mattison / Pink stink bug (Tessaratomidae). Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.
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Chris Mattison / Cicada against white background. Endemic to Montagne D'Ambre, Madagascar.
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Chris Mattison / Green Flower Beetle (Thaumastopeus sp.). Endemic to Borneo.
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Chris Mattison / Giraffe necked weevils (Trachelophorus giraffa) male. Endemic to Andasibe, Madagascar.
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Chris Mattison / Waxy leaf frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii), captive, occurs South and Central America
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Chris Mattison / Six-lined long-tailed lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus), captive, occurs South East Asia
Chris Mattison / Green wasp (Ropalidia sp), two, one guarding nest. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.
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Chris Mattison / Green wasp (Ropalidia sp), two, one guarding nest. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.
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Chris Mattison / Stomach-striped chameleon (Calumma gastrotaenia) sleeping, camouflaged on leaf tip. Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.
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Chris Mattison / Narrow-mouthed frog (Cophyla tuberifera) on Pandan (Pandanus sp) leaf. Frog lives and breeds in the leaf axils. Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.
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Chris Mattison / Giraffe-necked weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) egg case wrapped in the leaves of its food plant (Dichaetanthera sp). Ranomafana,National Park, Madagascar.
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Chris Mattison / Bright-eyed frog (Boophis bottae) on leaf. Ranomafana, Madagascar.
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Chris Mattison / Yew (Taxus sp), ancient tree aged over 800 years. In churchyard, St. Andrew's Church, Awre, Gloucestershire, England, UK. May 2018.
Chris Mattison / Banded orange heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa) butterfly, wings closed. Native to Tropical America, including Florida. Captive.
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Chris Mattison / Banded orange heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa) butterfly, wings open, on white background. Native to Tropical America, including Florida. Captive.
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Chris Mattison / Treehole frog (Metaphrynella sundana) on yellow leaf. Sukau, Borneo, Indonesia.
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Chris Mattison / Orchid (Ophrys argolica elegans). Cyprus. March.
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Chris Mattison / Buzzing spider (Anyphaena accetuata) on white background. Wye Valley , Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. February.
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Chris Mattison / December moth (Poecilocampa populi) on branch. Wye Valley, Gwent, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. December.
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Chris Mattison / Yellow-line quaker (Agrochola macilenta) moth on leaf. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. November.
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Chris Mattison / Pink bonnet fungus (Mycena rosea). Bargain Wood, Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. November,
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Chris Mattison / Arum (Arisaema ovale sadoense), Japan. Cultivated.
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Chris Mattison / White-spathed jack in the pulpit (Arisaema candidissimum). Western China. Cultivated.
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Chris Mattison / Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis) on white background. Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.
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Chris Mattison / Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis) on leaf. Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.
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Chris Mattison / Scalloped hazel moth (Odontopera bidentata), Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.
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Chris Mattison / Violet oil beetle (Meloe violaceus) on bark. Cadora Wood, Gloucestershire, England, UK. April.
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Chris Mattison / Lords and Ladies (Arum maculatum). Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.
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Chris Mattison / Common dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) on moss. Whitelye, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.
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Chris Mattison / Common dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) on white background. Whitelye, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.
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Chris Mattison / Common dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) on white background. Whitelye, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.
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Chris Mattison / Lesser yellow bee orchid (Ophrys sicula), Western Cyprus. March.
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Chris Mattison / Green-winged orchid (Anacamptis morio syriaca). Western Cyprus. March.
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Chris Mattison / Tongue orchid (Serapias vomeracea) flower in bud. Western Cyprus. March.
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Chris Mattison / Roman orchid (Dactylorhiza romana). Troodos Mountains, Cyprus, March.
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Chris Mattison / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) on white background. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.
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Chris Mattison / Buzzing spider (Anyphaena accentuata) on white background. Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. February.
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Chris Mattison / Orange mosscap (Rickenella fibula) on lawn. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. November. Focus stacked.
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Chris Mattison / Autumn colours in countryside with Oak (Querus sp) tree. Near Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. November 2018.
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Chris Mattison / Autumn colours in countryside with Oak (Querus sp) tree. Near Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. November 2018. Digitally stitched image.
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Chris Mattison / Membranous dog lichen (Peltigera membranacea) growing amongst Ostrich-plume moss (Ptilium crista-castrensis), Ystradfellte, Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK. October.
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Chris Mattison / Blue-legged chameleon (Calumma crypticum), close up of tail. Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.
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Chris Mattison / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) nest in old Bee hive.
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Chris Mattison / Lesser yellow bee orchid (Ophrys sicula), Western Cyprus. March.
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Chris Mattison / Late spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora grandiflora), Cyprus. March.
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Chris Mattison / Oak beauty moth (Biston strataria) resting on lichen. Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales. March, UK. Focus-stacked image.
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Chris Mattison / Blunt-leaved bog-moss (Sphagnum palustre). Whitelye Common SSSI, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. February.
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Chris Mattison / Common haircap moss (Polytrichum commune). Whitelye Common SSSI, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. February.
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Chris Mattison / Cup lichen (Cladonia fimbriata) growing on conifer stump. Whitelye Common SSSI, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. February.
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Chris Mattison / Crescent-cup liverwort (Lunularia cruciata), Bargain Wood, Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. November.
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Chris Mattison / Treble lines moth (Charanyca trigrammica) on bark, Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK May.
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Chris Mattison / Treble lines moth (Charanyca trigrammica) on white background. Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.
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Chris Mattison / Scalloped hazel moth (Odontopera bidentata) on white background. Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.
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Chris Mattison / Mullein moth (Cucullia verbasci) on leaf. Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.
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Chris Mattison / Scalloped hazel moth (Odontopera bidentata) on leaf. Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.
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Chris Mattison / Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis). Cultivated in garden, Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June.
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Chris Mattison / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) nest in unoccupied bee hive. May.
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Chris Mattison / Violet oil beetle (Meloe violaceus) on white background. Cadora Woods, Gloucestershire, England, UK. April.
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Chris Mattison / Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) on leaf. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.
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Chris Mattison / Early grey moth (Xylocampa areola) on bark. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.
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Chris Mattison / Cyprus tarantula (Chaetopelma karlamani). Cyprus. March.
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Chris Mattison / Cyprus tarantula (Chaetopelma karlamani), fangs on underside, close up. Cyprus. March.
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Chris Mattison / Cyprus tarantula (Chaetopelma karlamani), close up of body. Cyprus. March.
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Chris Mattison / Twin-spotted quaker moth (Orthosia munda) on white background. Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. February.