Alex Hyde / Harvestman (Megabunus diadema) with prominent, spiky eyes, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April
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Alex Hyde / Crane fly / Daddy long legs (Tipula paludosa) female covered in morning dew. Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September. Winner of the Hidden Britain Category of the BWPA Awards 2015.
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Krista Schlyer / Hooded pitcher plant (Sarracenia minor) Green Swamp, North Carolina, USA. June.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Peacock-tail anemone shrimp (Periclimenes brevicarpalis) living commensally with the Branching Sea Anemone (Actinodendron glomeratum). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Pascal Kobeh / Multitudes of Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata), Alaska, USA, Gulf of Alaska. Pacific ocean.
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Pascal Kobeh / Female Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with its calf in open water, Reunion Island. Indian Ocean.
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Olga Kamenskaya / Amphipod (Acanthogammarus victorii), Lake Baikal, Russia. June.
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Stephen Dalton / Gecko (Tarentola sp) close up of feet gripping glass, controlled conditions
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Heather Angel / Trailing fuschsia (Fuchsia procumbens) cultivated in alpine house, Surrey, England, UK. Native to New Zealand.
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Heather Angel / Darwin's slipper flower (Calceolaria uniflora) in UV light. Stamens and fleshy lip that provides food reward for polliator Least seedsnipe (Thinocorus rumicivorus) fluorescing. Native to Tierra de...
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Heather Angel / Darwin's slipper flower (Calceolaria uniflora) in visible light. Stamens and fleshy lip that provides food reward for polliator Least seedsnipe (Thinocorus rumicivorus) fluorescing. Native to Tier...
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Heather Angel / Blue passionflower (Passiflora caerulea). Flower is pollinated by larger bees. Focus stacked.
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Heather Angel / Channelled apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) laid on Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) leaves, both invasive species, native to South America. Yangshuo, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
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Alex Mustard / RF - Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator / Zenopontonia rex) exploring alien-looking landscape of host sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus). Emperor shrimps are commensals on many hosts, including sever...
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Doug Wechsler / Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) embryos, Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA, June.
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Alex Hyde / Cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha) male with antennae fans spread. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.
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Juergen Freund / Toilet door with alien mural at Wycliffe Well UFO capital of Australia along the Stuart Highway,Northern Territory, Australia.
