Chris & Monique Fallows / Sooty Albatros (Phoebetria fusca) at sea off South Georgia Island, Antarctica

Ingo Arndt / Roller Weevil (Attelabidae) rolled leaf with larva inside, Arfak Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia.

Nick Upton / Glass eel, a young European eel (Anguilla anguilla) elver, part of a large shipment prepared by UK Glass Eels for transport to Germany for reintroduction projects, Gloucester, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Adult Herring gull (Larus argentatus) standing on one leg on rooftop, Looe, Cornwall, UK, June. Editorial use only.

Nick Upton / Golden weeping willow (Salix x sepulcralis) catkins, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Common osier (Salix viminalis) female catkins, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Golden weeping willow (Salix x sepulcralis) catkins, Wiltshire, UK, April.

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Golden rod (Solidago) in flower, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Bioblitz August 2012. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) in flower, near Lily Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Bioblitz August 2012. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Western Yellow Paintbrush (Castilleja occidentalis) Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Bioblitz August 2012. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Unidentified plant (Rosaceae sp.) found at Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Bioblitz August 2012. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Flower, probably Shrubby cinquefoil (Dasyphora fruticosa) taken at Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Bioblitz August 2012. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Curly dock (Rumex sp) found at Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Bioblitz August 2012. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Water boatman (Corixidae) found in Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Bioblitz August 2012. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Beetle larva (Coleoptera) found in Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain BioBlitz August 2012. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) Anacostia River, Washington DC, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) Anacostia River, Washington DC, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Brown bullhead catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus) Anacostia River, Washington DC, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Brown bullhead catfish, (Ameiurus nebulosus) Anacostia River, Washington DC, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) Anacostia River, Washington DC, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) Anacostia River, Washington DC, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Katydid nymph (Microcentrum sp.) Anacostia Watershed, Maryland, USA, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Woodland poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) Mount Rainier Maryland, USA, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Edwin Giesbers / Female Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor), captive, native to the Caucasus, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

Edwin Giesbers / Female Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor), captive, native to the Caucasus, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

Edwin Giesbers / Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni), captive, native to the Malayan Peninsula.

Edwin Giesbers / Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni), captive, native to the Malayan Peninsula.

MYN / Carsten Krieger / Flat Periwinkle (Littorina obstusata) from rock pool, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Carsten Krieger / Dogwhelk (Nucella lapillus) from rock pool, County Clare, Republic of Ireland. August. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Carsten Krieger / Common Limpet (Patella vulgata) from rock pool, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Carsten Krieger / Common Limpet (Patella vulgata) from rock pool, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Carsten Krieger / Flat Periwinkle (Littorna obtusata) on Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus) from tide pool, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, December. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Carsten Krieger / Sea Lettuce (Ulva lactuca) on Common Limpet (Patella vulgata) from tide pool, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, December. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Carsten Krieger / Velvet Horn (Codium tomentosum) from tidepool, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, December. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Carsten Krieger / Velvet Horn (Codium tomentosum) from tidepool, County Clare, Republic of reland, December. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Carsten Krieger / Cushion Star (Asterina gibbosa) from rock pool, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Carsten Krieger / False Irish Moss (Mastocarpus stellatus) from rock pool, Carrageen, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, December. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) juvenile viewed from above, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meety...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.n...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.n...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) juvenile viewed from above, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meety...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) juvenile portrait, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighb...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) portrait, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours....

MYN / Seth Patterson / Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella) profile, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) juvenile portrait, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighb...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) showing side view of head, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, March. Meetyourneighbours.ne...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis) male profile, Starr County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis) male profile, Starr County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis) male profile, Starr County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella) viewed from above, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net pro...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Striped Burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi) profile, Lower Laguna Madre, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, May. Meetyourneighbo...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Plains Spadefoot Toad (Spea bombifrons) male portrait, Hidalgo County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Plains Spadefoot Toad (Spea bombifrons) male profile, Hidalgo County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis) male profile, Starr County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis) male profile, Starr County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Spotted Chorus Frog (Pseudacris clarkii) male profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) juvenile profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbo...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) viewed from above, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, July. Meetyourneighbours.net...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas Spotted Whiptail (Cnemidophorus gularis) juvenile profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, July. Meetyourneighbours...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Sargassumfish (Histrio histrio) profile, Gulf of Mexico, Boca Chica Beach, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, April. Meetyourneighbours.net projec...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Blackcheek Tonguefish (Symphurus plagiusa) viewed from above, Lower Laguna Madre, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, May. Meet...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Spotted Chorus Frog (Pseudacris clarkii) male profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) showing side view of head, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, July. Meetyourneighb...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Plains Spadefoot Toad (Spea bombifrons) male portrait, Hidalgo County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Rio Grande Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia texana) view of underside whilst breathing at surface. Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North A...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Striped Burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi) portrait, Lower Laguna Madre, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, May. Meetyourneighb...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius nebulifer) portrait, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius nebulifer) viewed from above, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis) male profile, Starr County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Rio Grande Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia texana) view of underside, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, March. Meetyourneigh...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) portrait, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours....

MYN / Seth Patterson / Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella) portrait, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Four-lined Skink (Eumeces tetragrammus) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, March. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Four-lined Skink (Eumeces tetragrammus) juvenile viewed from above, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, March. Meetyourneighb...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas Spotted Whiptail (Cnemidophorus gularis) juvenile viewed from above, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, July. Meetyour...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius nebulifer) portrait, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Rio Grande Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia texana) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, March. Meetyourneighbours.net...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Rio Grande Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia texana) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, March. Meetyourneighbours.net...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella) portrait, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer) view from above, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, October. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) juvenile profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, July. Meetyourneighbours.net...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) on Pink Mint (Stachys drummondii) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, March. Meety...

MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) profile, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, March. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) portrait, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, March. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius nebulifer) portrait, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, North America, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Tim Hunt / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) Barnt Green, Worcestershire, UK, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Tim Hunt / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata) Barnt Green, Worcestershire, UK, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Tim Hunt / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) Barnt Green, Worcestershire, UK, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Tim Hunt / Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) Barnt Green, Worcestershire, UK, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Tim Hunt / Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) Barnt Green, Worcestershire, UK, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project