Michael D. Kern / Green bottle blue Tarantula, (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens) captive from Venezuela

Michael D. Kern / Venezuelan Sun Tiger Tarantula / Devil tree spider (Psalmopoeus irminia), captive from Venezuela

Michael D. Kern / Ivory Ornamental Tarantulas (Poecilotheria subfusca) from Sri Lanka

Michael D. Kern / Columbian Giant Redleg Tarantula, (Megaphobema robustum) ventral view, captive from South America

Michael D. Kern / Costa Rican Redleg Tarantula (Megaphobema mesomelas), captive from South America

Carol Walker / Black Friesian stallion, head neck portrait, Ojai, California, USA

Nick Garbutt / Bornean orang-Utan (Pongo pygmaeus) female with infant,and tourists watching. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting NP, Kalimantan, Borneo.

Vladimir Medvedev / Amur long-tailed goral (Naemorhedus caudatus raddeanus) a rare ungulate in the Amur-Heilong basin, captive animal, Lazovskiy zapovednik, Far East Russia, vulnerable species

Andy Sands / Robberfly (Machimus cingulatus) head close up showing large compound eyes. Captive, UK, July.

Edwin Giesbers / Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) close up of head, captive

Alex Hyde / Indian moon / Indian luna moth (Actias selene) head-on view showing feather-like antennae. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Canopy jumping spider (Phidippus otiosus) female orginating from North America. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Regal jumping spider (Phidippus regius) male originating from North America. Captive.

Petra Wegner / Briard / Berger de Brie, head portrait with plaited hair between eyes.

Solvin Zankl / Wild Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute of Molecular Pathology, Austria [focus staking]

John Abbott / Chilean rose / flame / fire / red-haired tarantula (Grammostola rosea) female, from South America

John Abbott / Chilean rose / flame / fire / red-haired tarantula (Grammostola rosea) pair mating, female on left, male on right, from South America

Kevin Schafer / Southern / Double-wattled cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) wild, adult male rear view, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, November

David Maitland / Close-up view of the upward-looking giant dorsal compound eyes of the St Marks fly (Bibio marci) used to detect female flies flying above. Like many insects the eyes are "hairy". Feltwell, Norfolk, UK...

David Maitland / Close-up view of the upward-looking giant dorsal compound eyes of the St Marks fly (Bibio marci) used to detect female flies flying above. Like many insects the eyes are "hairy". Feltwell, Norfolk, UK...

Simon Colmer / Caterpillar larva of Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica) on Couch grass, Sussex, UK, July

Juergen Freund / Pink / hairy squat lobster (Lauriea siagiani) camouflaged on pink sponge, Bali, Indonesia.

Jouan & Rius / Nocturnal butterfly in rainforest, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Chris Shields / Illustration of crab spider (Thanatus striatus) Philodromidae,.

Edwin Giesbers / Orang utan (Pongo pygmaeus) head portrait of dominant male called Richie, Semengoh Nature reserve, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Endangered

Alex Hyde / Yellow streaked tenrec {Hemicentetes semispinosum} at night with spines erected in threat display, Maroansetra, Madagascar

Alex Hyde / Black Jumping spider {Salticidae}. Tropical rainforest, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Niall Benvie / Photograph of Hairy St John's wort (Hypericum hirsutum) manipulated and text added to represent illustrated book page. Scotland, UK, July

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Perfoliate alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum) flowers and Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) Bastasi area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Flowering Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) and Buttercup (Ranunculus) in the meadows of Nuglasica area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 20...

Robert Thompson / Close up of head of Caterpillar larva of Eggar moth {Trabala vishnou} Phou Fa, Pongsali, north Laos.

Laurie Campbell / Highland Cattle (Bos tarus) herd grazing, West Highland Way, Tyndrum, Scotland, UK, August

Mark Bowler / Minature Shetland Pony {Equus caballus} in snow, UK

Mark Taylor / Ginger kitten with tail in the air

Mark Taylor / Red toy Poodle, Reggie, looking up.

Kim Taylor / Hairy legged mining bee (Dasypoda hirtipes) male taking off from Hawkweed flower, Surrey, England

Andy Rouse / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) mother and baby with hairy head, Volcanoes NP, Virunga mountains, Rwanda

Andy Rouse / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) baby with hairy head, Volcanoes NP, Virunga mountains, Rwanda

Alex Hyde / False coloured scanning electron micrograph of head of Jumping spider {Salticidae} UK

Bruno D'Amicis / Wind scorpion / Camel spider (Galeodibus sp?) backlit, Sahara desert, Morocco, NW Africa

Albert Lleal / Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis) photographed under ultraviolet light showing fluoresence, native to southern North America and northern Mexico

David Pike / Gelada baboon mature male portrait with wind blown hair (Theropithecus gelada) Simien Mountains NP, Ethiopia

Kim Taylor / Brazilian / Giant salmon pink birdeater tarantula {Lasiodora parahybana}. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Striped / hairy frogfish {Antennarius striatus} Lembeh, Sulawesi

Chris Newbert / Decorator Crab, holding a broken piece of Sea Fan as camouflage, night, Red Sea

Colin Seddon / Persian kitten (golden cross) 6 week-old, Scotland, UK

Pete Oxford / Alpaca portrait {Lama pacos} Altiplano, Bolivia

Jabruson / Close up of trunk of African elephant entwined round branch, feeding {Loxodonta africana} Kenya

Nick Upton / Aaron's rod (Verbascum thapsus) on chalk grassland slope, with several Sloe bugs / Hairy shieldbugs (Dolycoris baccarum) feeding on the flowering spike, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Male Yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) on the look out for fly prey from a grass blade, Wiltshire meadow, UK, April.

Mark Carwardine / Mombassa golden starburst spider {Pterinochilus murinus} captive

Mark Carwardine / Mombassa golden starburst spider {Pterinochilus murinus} from east & central Africa

Mark Carwardine / Mexican red-knee tarantula {Brachypelma smithi} Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Mexican red-knee tarantula {Brachypelma smithi} Mexico

MYN / Seth Patterson / Royal moth (Syssphinx albolineata) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Hairy panther ant (Pachycondyla villosa) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Hairy panther ant (Pachycondyla villosa) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Hairy panther ant (Pachycondyla villosa) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Hairy panther ant (Pachycondyla villosa) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

Michael D. Kern / Hairy bush viper (Atheris hispida) captive, from Central Africa

Michael D. Kern / Brazilian black tarantula (Grammostola pulchra) captive, from Brazil

Michael D. Kern / Sri-lankan Ornamental Tarantula (Poecilotheria fasciata), captive from Sri Lanka

Michael D. Kern / Brazilian Pinkbloom (Pamphobeteus sp 'platyomma') undescribed species, captive from Brazil

Michael D. Kern / Antilles Pinktoe Tarantualla (Avicularia versicolor) captive, from the Caribbean

Michael D. Kern / Metallic pinktoe /white toe tarantuala (Avicularia metallica)ventral view captive from Colombia

Michael D. Kern / Metallic pinktoe /white toe tarantuala (Avicularia metallica) captive from Colombia

Michael D. Kern / Baboon spider (Augacephalus sp.) captive from Mozambique

Michael D. Kern / Hairy Bush Viper (Atheris hispida), captive from Central Africa

Michael D. Kern / Costa Rican Horned Tarantula (Sphaerobothria hoffmanni) captive from South America

Michael D. Kern / Ivory Ornamental Tarantula (Poecilotheria subfusca) ventral view, captive from Sri Lanka

Michael D. Kern / Indian Ornamental Tarantula, (Poecilotheria regalis) captive, from India

Michael D. Kern / Indian Ornamental Tarantula, (Poecilotheria regalis) ventral view, captive, from India

Michael D. Kern / Chilian Gold Burst Tarantula (Paraphysa parvula) captive from South America

Michael D. Kern / Brazilian Red Tarantula, (Nhandu carapoensis) captive from South America

Michael D. Kern / Columbian Giant Redleg Tarantula, (Megaphobema robustum), captive from Colombia and Brazil

Michael D. Kern / Emerald Skeleton Tarantula (Ephebopus uatuman) ventral view, captive from South America

Michael D. Kern / Emerald Skeleton Tarantula (Ephebopus uatuman) captive from South America

Michael D. Kern / Blue Fang Tarantula, (Ephebopus cyanognathus) captive from South America

Michael D. Kern / Blue Fang Tarantula, (Ephebopus cyanognathus) captive from South America

Michael D. Kern / Blue Fang Tarantula, (Ephebopus cyanognathus) ventral view, captive from South America

Michael D. Kern / Brazillian tarantula (Vitalius dubius) captive, from South America

Michael D. Kern / Malaysian Orange Huntsman, (Thelcticopis modesta) Captive, from South East Asia

Michael D. Kern / Redslate ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria rufilata) captive from India

Michael D. Kern / Redslate ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria rufilata) ventral view, captive from India

Michael D. Kern / Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Tree Spider (Poecilotheria metallica), ventral view. captive, from Asia, critically endangered.

Michael D. Kern / Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Tree Spider (Poecilotheria metallica), captive, from Asia, critically endangered.

David Woodfall / Common Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) carnivorous plant with round hairy leaves growing in moss (Sphagnum cuspidatum) Cefn Bryn, Gower, Wales, UK, June

Barry Mansell / Hairy legged myotis (Myotis keaysi) in flight, captive from South America

Tony Phelps / (Albuca concordiana) plant, DeHoop Nature reserve. Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Fire Heath (Erica cerinthoides) deHoop Nature reserve. Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Fire Heath (Erica cerinthoides), deHoop Nature reserve. Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Fire Heath ( Erica cerinthoides), deHoop Nature reserve. Western Cape, South Africa.

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Highland cattle put on fenland to graze the marsh, Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK, June

Alex Mustard / Hairy / striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus) amongst algae (Caulerpa taxifolia) West Palm Beach, Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean, Florida, USA.

Tony Phelps / Female Baboon spider (Harpactira sp) in silken burrow, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, February