Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall, UK. April

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) female 'Mopambi' carrying her infant 'Sopo' aged 18 months on her back emerging from the forest into Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Res...

Yukihiro Fukuda / Male Japanese giant salamander (Andria japonicus) emerging from a nest hole in order to breathe, Japan, August

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) emerging from sea onto beach, with Sally lightfoot crabs (Grasopus graspus) and Galapagos Fur Seal in background. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.

Jack Dykinga / Twisted and emerging limbs of Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona, USA

Tony Phelps / Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) female snake emerging from burrow. The snake often lives in abandoned mammal nests. deHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa.

Ben Hall / European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) juveniles emerging from burrow, Cheshire, UK May

Andy Sands / Digger Wasp (Cerceris arenaria) emerging from burrow where it stores insects, paralysed to feed the wasp's larvae. London, England, UK, July.

Laurie Campbell / Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) flowers emerging through snow, Roxburghshire, Scotland, February

Laurie Campbell / Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) emerging through snow, Roxburghshire, Scotland, February

Alex Hyde / African moon moth (Argema mimosae) digital composite sequence, showing wings expanding after emerging from cocoon, photographed against a white background, orginating from Africa. Captive.

MYN / Jerry Monkman / Acadian hermit crab (Pagurus acadianus) emerging from shell, Rye, New Hampshire, USA, January. meetyourneighbours.net project

Ole Jorgen Liodden / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) emerging from the sea to get back to their colony. South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, November.

Jan Hamrsky / Mosquito (Culex pipiens) adult emerging through water surface from larva. Europe, August.

B&S Draker / Cicada (Tibicen resh) adult emerging from nymph carapace. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, June. Sequence 10 of 10.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall, UK. April Sequence 5/7

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall, UK. April Sequence 7/7

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall, UK. April Sequence 6/7

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} nymph about to hatch, Cornwall, UK. April, Sequence 1/7

Marie Read / Purple Crocus (Crocus angustifolius) flowers emerging through snow in early spring, New York, USA.

Juergen Freund / Clown / Napoleon snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti) emerging from sand, Batangas, Philippines.

Eric Baccega / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with her 3-month cub, soon after emerging from their hibernation den. Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada, March.

Andy Rouse / Young European Badger (Meles meles) emerging from its sett. Controlled conditions. UK, Europe, June.

Juergen Freund / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) baby hatchlings coming out of their nest. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009.

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / New tree emerging from its protective collar / guard, The National Forest, Central England, UK, November 2010. Did you know? In recent years woodland cover in The National Forest has increased from 6%...

Anup Shah / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) emerging from the Mara River - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August 2009.

Anup Shah / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) emerging from the Mara River - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August 2009.

Laurent Geslin / House mouse (Mus musculus) emerging from pipe in garage, at night, Captive. Switzerland

Eric Baccega / View from deck of a cruise ship cruising along Baffin Island with an iceberg emerging out ot the mist, Nunavut, Canada, August 2010

Andy Rouse / Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) emerging from nest on waterfall, Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK

Rolf Nussbaumer / Superb Green Cicada (Tibicen superba) adult emerging from nymph skin, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA (Sequence 19/25)

Rolf Nussbaumer / Superb Green Cicada (Tibicen superba) adult emerging from nymph skin, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA (Sequence 16/25)

Rolf Nussbaumer / Superb Green Cicada (Tibicen superba) adult emerging from nymph skin, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA (Sequence 7/25)

Rolf Nussbaumer / Superb Green Cicada (Tibicen superba) adult emerging from nymph skin, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA (Sequence 1/25)

Pete Oxford / White-fronted capuchin monkey (Cebus albifrons)emerging from river with food, Puerto Misahualli, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador, South America

Stephen Dalton / House mouse (Mus musculus) emerging from feeding inside a loaf of brown bread, UK, controlled conditions

Neil Lucas / Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) face emerging through sea ice, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 2008

Stephen Dalton / European mole (Talpa europea) emerging from molehill, UK, controlled conditions

Nick Garbutt / Male Comet / Madagascar moon moth (Argema mittrei) recently emerged drying its wings. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Oxford / Wild Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) female emerging from undergrowth, Sierra de Andjar Natural Park, Mediterranean woodland of Sierra Morena, north east Jan Province, Andalusia, Spain, April 2009, Criti...

Konrad Wothe / Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda) looking out of den, Libya

Donald M. Jones / Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) chick peeking out of nest cavity, western Montana

Stephen Dalton / Brown rat {Rattus norvegicus} emerging from drainpipe, UK

Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 5/6.

Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 4/6.

Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 2/6.

Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 6/6.

Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 3/6.

Alex Hyde / Peacock Butterfly {Inachis io} emerging from chrysalis against white background. Sequence 1/6.

Laurie Campbell / European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) young leaves emerging in spring, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Tisza mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) swarming, Tisza river, Hungary, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Three Tisza mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) taking off, Tisza river, Hungary, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Tisza mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) swarming, Tisza river, Hungary, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Tisza mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) swarming, Tisza river, Hungary, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Tisza mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) swarming, Tisza river, Hungary, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisic / Tisza mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) swarming, Tisza river, Hungary, June 2009. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Tisza mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) swarming, Tisza river, Hungary, June 2009=

Wild Wonders of Europe / D'Amicis / Female European brown bear (Ursus arctos) with two yearling cubs emerging from Dwarf pines (Pinus mugo) Western Tatras, Carpathian Mountains, Slovakia, June 2009

Ross Hoddinott / Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) emerging from nymphal case. Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. Sequence 2/3

Andy Rouse / Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) emerging from the sea, coming ashore, Falkland Islands

Andy Rouse / Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) emerging from the sea, surfing on a wave, Falkland Islands

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) emerging from nest hole in bank, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Silvia Reiche / Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) metamorphosis sequence, Hoogeloon, Netherlands. Sequence 12 of 15

Solvin Zankl / European Mole (Talpa europaea) emerging from its molehill, Germany. Live, captive animal.

Ross Hoddinott / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case. Cornwall, UK.

David Kjaer / Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana) emerging at dusk from Frio Cave, near Concan in the Texas Hill Country, Texas, USA.

Frederique Olivier / Emperor penguin {Aptenodytes forsteri} chick emerging from brood chamber on adult's feet, Antarctica

Frederique Olivier / Emperor penguins {Aptenodytes forsteri} two adults with chicks emerging from brood chamber on their feet, Antarctica

Jack Dykinga / Close-up of the twisted limbs of a freeze-damaged Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), with new limbs emerging. Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of a moss sporangium with a spore emerging at 56x magnification

Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of a moss sporangium with a spore emerging at 21x magnification

Dietmar Nill / Hohenzollern castle emerging from the mist, Baden-wuerttemberg, Germany

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) with new flowers emerging at the tip of its limb, Tucson Mountains, Saguaro NP, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) at dawn with new flowers emerging at the tip of its limb, Saguaro NP, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) with new arm emerging from its trunk, Cabeza Prieta NW Refuge, Arizona, USA

David Kjaer / Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris) emerging from burrow on muddy river bank, Wiltshire, England

David Kjaer / Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris) emerging from burrow on muddy river bank, Wiltshire, England

Ross Hoddinott / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall. UK

Ross Hoddinott / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall. UK

Tony Heald / Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} emerging from water, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Anup Shah / Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} emerging from crossing the Mara river on migration, Masai Mara GR, Kenya. Wildebeest migrate annually a marathon distance of 1,000 miles!

Martin Dohrn / Mosquito {Culex pipiens} emerging from pupa at water surface, UK

Martin Dohrn / Mosquito {Culex pipiens} emerging from pupa at water surface, UK

Mark Raycroft / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) large buck emerging from forest at first snow

Kim Taylor / Naked-backed (moustached) bats {Pteronotus davyi} emerging at dusk, Tamana, Trinidad, West Indies. Digital composite

Kim Taylor / Desert Locust {Schistocerca gregaria} adult emerging from nymphal skin, captive, Sequence 4/6

Kim Taylor / Desert Locust {Schistocerca gregaria} adult emerging from nymphal skin, captive, Sequence 3/6

Kim Taylor / Desert Locust {Schistocerca gregaria} adult emerging from nymphal skin, captive, Sequence 2/6

Kim Taylor / Desert Locust {Schistocerca gregaria} adult emerging from nymphal skin, captive, Sequence 5/6

Tony Heald / Bat Eared Fox emerging from den (Otocyon megalotis) Kalahari Gemsbok NP South Africa

Colin Varndell / Badger emerging from set {Meles meles} UK

Larry Michael / Common / Harbour seal {Phoca vitulina} head emerging through sea ice, Alaska.

Mark Payne-Gill / Parasitic grubbs emerging from Red admiral butterfly larva {Vanessa atalanta} UK

Kim Taylor / Mosquito {Culex pipiens} female emerging from aquatic pupa, UK.

John Waters / European mole emerging from burrow {Talpa europaea} UK, Dead specimen

Kim Taylor / Mosquito {Culex pipiens} female emerging from pupa Digital composite, UK. Captive.