Michael Pitts,Michael Pitts / Wreck of Aichi E13A, Japanese World War Two float plane, sunk by American fighters, Solomon Islands.

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of Hardy Reef with float planes, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, August 2011

Jeff Rotman / Lifting a cannon during the recovery of the shipwreck "Las Maravillas", a Spanish galleon sunk in 1658, Bahamas. 1987. Model released Model released.

Solvin Zankl / Just three hours after they hatch from the water and moult into mature adults, the male Long-tailed / Tisza mayfly (Palingenia longicauda) perish. Adult mayflies have no mouth opening and no guts. The...

Juergen Freund / Portugese man-of-war / Blue Bottle {Physalia physalis} split level showing float and tentacles, Indo-pacific

Doug Perrine / Northern / lined / Atlantic seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) male giving birth - expelling fry from pouch - young fry then float to the water's surface; captive, digitally manipulated

Norbert Wu / Goose Barnacle (Lepas sp) group filter feeding, attached to fisherman's float, North Pacific

Juergen Freund / Stingless jellyfish float in brackish water lake, Kalaban Is, Kalimantan, Indonesia

Karl Ammann / Deforestation -Timber float , Kutai river, Central Kalimantan, Borneo

Ashley Cooper / Sea Kayaking off Port Isaac in Cornwall UK. April 2007

Ashley Cooper / Pollen from Willow catkins (Salix sp) on black background.

Ashley Cooper / Coconut (Cocos nucifera) sprouting on beach, Fiji.

Constantinos Petrinos / Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) walking on sea floor and striking at prey. This species walks on sea floor as it has a small cuttle bone and cannot float for long periods of time. Lembeh St...

Constantinos Petrinos / Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) walking on sea floor and striking at prey. This species walks on sea floor as it has a small cuttle bone and cannot float for long periods of time. Lembeh St...

Constantinos Petrinos / Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) walking on sea floor, in stalking posture. This species walks on sea floor as it has a small cuttle bone and cannot float for long periods of time. Lembeh St...

Constantinos Petrinos / Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) walking on sea floor. This species has a small cuttlebone so can only float for short periods of time. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) walking on sea floor, with aposematic coloration. This species has a small cuttlebone so can only float for short periods of time, so walks on the sea floor....

Constantinos Petrinos / Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) walking on sea floor. This species has a small cuttlebone so can only float for short periods of time. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) walking on sea floor, with aposematic coloration. This species has a small cuttlebone so can only float for short periods of time, so walks on the sea floor....

Constantinos Petrinos / Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) walking on sea floor, with aposematic coloration. This species has a small cuttlebone so can only float for short periods of time, so walks on the sea floor....

Constantinos Petrinos / Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) walking on sea floor, with aposematic coloration. This species has a small cuttlebone so can only float for short periods of time, so walks on the sea floor....

Constantinos Petrinos / Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) walking on sea floor, with aposematic coloration. This species has a small cuttlebone so can only float for short periods of time, so walks on the sea floor....

Tim Laman / Pilot Max Ammer with his ultralight float plane. Kri Island, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Max Ammer piloting his ultralight plane past Kri Eco Resort on Kri Island, West Papua, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / The wreck of a Japanese Second World War Aichi E13A-1 "Jake" seaplane. Korror, Rock Islands, Palau, Micronesia. Tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Constantinos Petrinos / Trans Maldivian hydroplane (seaplane) docked next to a small floating platform, to transport tourists to various islands. Male, Maldives, Indian Ocean, April 2010.

Constantinos Petrinos / Atoll in the Maldives as seen from the window of a Trans Maldivian hydroplane (seaplane). These planes are used to transport tourists from Male to the various islands. Maldives, Indian Ocean, April 20...

Constantinos Petrinos / Trans Maldivian hydroplane (seaplane) is docked, hydroplane airport, Male, Maldives, Indian Ocean, April 2010.

Onne van der Wal / Seaplane on the beach, Hamilton Island, Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia. November 2012.

Onne van der Wal / Motorboat and seaplane on coast of Hamilton Island, Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia. November 2012.

Bertie Gregory / Aerial view out of float plane, of the Vancouver Island coastline, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, July.

Bertie Gregory / Float plane flying in front of the sunset, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, July.

Charlie Summers / A raft of Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) socialize together as they float in sea, Sound at Sitka, Alaska, August.

Tim Laman / Photographer Tim Laman in the front seat with pilot Max Ammer in ultralight float plane before take off to shoot aerials of the Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia. October 2010

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of Hardy Reef with float plane, Great Barrier Reef, August 2011

Michael Pitts / Wreck of Japanese Aichi E13A Reconnassance float plane (Allied code name: 'Jake' ) Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands, July 2012

Pat Tuson / Electric milk float with milkman delivering milk, Hampstead London Borough of Camden, England UK, April 2009

Franco Banfi / Scuba diver exploring Viana wreck, the hull is covered with spiral Tube-worm (Sabella spallanzani). Propeller of Viana wreck, a vessel set on fire in the Horta harbour. In attempt to contain the fire,...

Franco Banfi / Propeller of Viana wreck, a vessel set on fire in the Horta harbour. In attempt to contain the fire, the boat was sunk there. After a few months, the vessel was mended to float and transported to the...

Gavin Hellier / Religious float being carried through the streets during Semana Santa, Holy Week, celebrations, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain March 2010

Gavin Hellier / Religious float being carried through the streets during Semana Santa, Holy Week, celebrations, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain March 2010

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) underside of leaf showing spines for protection against fish, and thick stems filled with air for support to float on water, Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park,...

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) underside of leaf showing spines for protection against fish, and thick stems filled with air for support to float on water, Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park,...

Merryn Thomas / Life-saving float in case beside pedalo lake. Looe, Southeast Cornwall, UK. April 2009.

Merryn Thomas / Life-saving float in case beside pedalo lake. Looe, Southeast Cornwall, UK. April 2009.

Eric Baccega / Group of Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) resting on a small and crowded float of ice. Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Canada, July.

Alex Mustard / A male Golden / White's Seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) gives birth; two baby seahorses are leaving the brood pouch and two others float nearby. Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, March.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Inuit hunter inflating sealskin avatak (float) on ice foot by his kayak. Qeqertat, Thule, Northwest Greenland, 1977.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / 'Otter' float plane bringing supplies to Innu Autumn hunting camp in Southern Labrador, Canada, 1997.

Ross Hoddinott / Bladder wrack {Fucus vesiculosus} showing pneumatocysts that help seaweed to float, Cornwall, UK. March

Pete Oxford / PAT (Pop off Archival Tag) satellite device for tagging Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), These tags are designed to release and float to the surface on a programable date, used to study Shark migration...

Pete Oxford / PAT (Pop off Archival Tag) satellite device for tagging Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), These tags are designed to release and float to the surface on a programable date, Used to study Shark migration...

Juergen Freund / Float on water surface of Portugese man-of-war / Blue Bottle {Physalia physalis} Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Portugese man-of-war / Blue Bottle {Physalia physalis} split level showing float and tentacles, Indo-pacific

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Bluebottle / Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia utriculus) showing its inflated float and long trailing tentacles, swept ashore by onshore winds. Cape, South Africa.

Doug Perrine / Northern / lined / Atlantic seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) young fry moments after birth ie after being expelled from father's brood pouch, as they float just below the water's surface (captive) Digit...

Doug Perrine / Northern / lined / Atlantic seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) male giving birth - expelling fry from pouch - young fry then float to the water's surface, captive, digitally manipulated

Doug Perrine / Northern / lined / Atlantic seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) young fry clinging to each other moments after birth, ie after being expelled from father's brood pouc, as they float just below the water's...

Doug Perrine / Northern / lined / Atlantic seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) male giving birth - expelling fry from pouch - young fry then float to the water's surface, captive, digitally manipulated

Doug Perrine / Northern / lined / Atlantic seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) male giving birth, expelling fry from pouch, young fry then float to the water's surface. Captive, digitally manipulated

Doug Perrine / Northern / lined / Atlantic seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) young fry clinging to each other moments after birth (i.e. after being expelled from father's brood pouch) as they float just below the water...

DOC WHITE / Inuit hunter in kayak with seal skin float, Canadian Arctic

DOC WHITE / Inuit hunter in kayak with seal skin float, Canadian Arctic

DOC WHITE / Inuit hunter in kayak preparing to throw harpoon, with seal skin float behind, Canadian Arctic

JIM CLARE / Rattan collectors float rattan down river, Gorontalo NR, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Willem Kolvoort / Reflection of Great Pond Snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) floating on water surface, Holland. Pond Snails have lungs and from time to time they float on the surface to breath. After this they can stay for qu...

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Common Bistort (Bistorta officinalis), Europe. Air in the seedcoat allows the seed to float and disperse in water. Some wind dispersal also occurs.

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Common Bistort (Bistorta officinalis), Europe. Air in the seedcoat allows the seed to float and disperse in water. Some wind dispersal also occurs.

DOC WHITE / Inuit hunter in kayak with hunting gear including sealskin float, Canadian Arctic

DOC WHITE / Inuit hunter takes aim with harpoon; sealskin float is on back of boat, Canadian Arctic

Julia Bayne / Milkman delivering milk, England

Mark Raycroft / Weimaraner (Canis familiaris) portrait on pier

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Iceberg breaking up and releasing pieces of ice called bergy bits which float and melt, late summer season, Saglek Fjord, Newfoundland, Canada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Iceberg breaking up and releasing pieces of ice called bergy bits which float and melt, late summer season, Saglek Fjord, Newfoundland, Canada

Hiroya Minakuchi / Portuguese Man of War (Physalia physalis) floating on ocean surface, Portugal

Norbert Wu / Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) mother and pup float in shallow water under sea ice crack, their breathing holes visible in background, Antarctica

Norbert Wu / By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella) siphonophore allows the jellyfish to float and the sail catches the wind, California

Mitsuaki Iwago / Domestic Cat (Felis catus) standing on a glass Japanese fishing net float

DOC WHITE / Inuit hunter in kayak with sealskin float and harpoons in front of ice floe, Canadian Arctic

Cyril Ruoso / Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus) festival in Yubara, Honshu, Japan

Cyril Ruoso / Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus) festival in Yubara, Honshu, Japan

Onne van der Wal / View from under the water surface looking up at a child looking through a snorkelling mask and holding on to a float, Exuma, Bahamas.

Rick Tomlinson / Formula 40 trimaran "Triton Sifo" skippered by Adrian Thomson during the Europe 1 Star, 1988. ^^^ Skipper Alan Thomas was towed to Nantucket by US coast-guards with the starboard float taking water.

Onne van der Wal / Crew of a grounded yacht swinging out on the boom to heel it over so it might float off the bottom.

Roberto Rinaldi / Kelp leaves on the surface of water. The air sacks / vesicles cause the kelp to float, California.

Roberto Rinaldi / Fish caught in net (decentrarchus sp?), Italy, Mediterranean sea.

Roberto Rinaldi / Kelp leaves lying on the surface of the water. The air sacks cause the kelp to float, California

Mitsuaki Iwago / Crabeater Seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) trio resting on ice float, Antarctica

Jim Brandenburg / Float plane pilot and passenger explore Hickerson Lake with Mount Iliamna in background, Alaska

Lewis Jefferies / Juvenile planktonic European lobster (Homarus gammarus) swirling round in the recirculating aquaculture containers that mimic conditions in the wild when they float around in the water column. Nationa...

Karine Aigner / Fire ants (Solenopsis sp.) swarm making a 'raft' to float in water, Texas, USA. June.

Stephen Dalton / Dyctinid spider (Nigma puella) about to balloon or float by spider web. England, UK.

Stephen Dalton / Dyctinid spider (Nigma puella) about to balloon or float by spider web. England, UK.