Solvin Zankl / Baby Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) struggles against the swell to swim away from the beach where it hatched, Ostional, Costa Rica. October. Winner of the Underwater category of the G...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatching, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen from the flower of an apple tree, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Common mole (Talpa europaea) feeding on a grub underground, Germany. Live, captive animal.

Solvin Zankl / Bioluminescent Sea-fireflies (Vargula hilgendorfii) producing a bright blue light. The light is produced by mixing two chemicals together in the presence of oxygen and is for mating displays or defenc...

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen standing surrounded by workers, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee 1+Apis mellifera+2 worker on freshly made honey comb, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker on freshly made honey comb, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen on Goat willow (Salix caprea) Kiel, Germany, April.

Solvin Zankl / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) on rose flower, Kiel, Germany, July.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Kiel Germany, June

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Kiel Germany, June

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarming. Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectaring, Kiel, Germany. May

Solvin Zankl / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) forming living bridge, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) forming living bridge, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera), bees can link up to form a bridge, however in this image the bridge has just collapsed leaving just three bees linked. Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers caring for queen cells, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers looking after queen cells, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) trophallaxis - transfer of nectar from one bee to another, Kiel, Germany.

Solvin Zankl / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) rear view of abdomen, Kiel, Germany.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding larvae in brood cells, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) drinking honey in nest, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) drinking honey in nest, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on natural honeycomb, Kiel, Germany, May.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on comb with honey, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on comb with honey, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) comb filled with honey, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) honey comb mostly covered with wax, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Kiel Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Kiel Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Kiel Germany, June

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm. Kiel Germany, June

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) adult emerging from brood cell, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) adult emerging from brood cell, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) adult emerging from brood cell, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) adult emerging from brood cell, Kiel, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers in hive with three white queen cells, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) forming living bridge, Kiel, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Flatfish (Bothidae sp) larva, Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean close to Cape Verde. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) portrait, deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Thongweed (Himanthalia elongata) edible plant sold as 'Sea Spaghetti' for human consumption. From Roscoff, France, April. Preserved specimen.

Solvin Zankl / Kelp forest (Laminaria hyperborea), Atlantic Ocean, North West Norway, March.

Solvin Zankl / Great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) on Oak tree (Quercus sp) Niedersachsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Lower Saxonian Elbe Valley, Germany, July.

Solvin Zankl / English oak tree (Quercus robur) in moonlight, Nauroth, Germany, February.

Solvin Zankl / Gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii) emerging from the oak gall. Germany, October.

Solvin Zankl / English oak tree (Quercus robur) silhouetted against orange sky with star trails, Nauroth, Germany, October.

Solvin Zankl / Springtail (Dicyrtomina ornata) on oak tree leaf. Niedersechsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Elbe Valley, Lower Saxony, Germany, December.

Solvin Zankl / 'Femeiche' the Court Tree at night, an ancient English oak (Quercus robur) used in the Middle ages as Vehmic or secret court in which serious criminals were judged and executed. Erle, Germany, Octobe...

Solvin Zankl / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) silhouetted against oak tree leaf. Elbe, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) male on oak tree. Elbe, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / The Scarce Merveille du Jour (Moma alpium) caterpillar with urticating hairs on English oak tree (Quercus robur) leaf, Stettin Lagoon, Bay of Szczecin, Germany, August.

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea Basket star (Gorgonocephalus lamarckii) specimen, from the North Atlantic near Iceland.

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) specimen from the North Atlantic near the North West of Spain, at a depth of 560-580m.

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea Octopus (Bathypolypus bairdii) specimen from the North Atlantic, near the Faroe Islands at a depth of 805m

Solvin Zankl / Illuminated netdevil (Linophryne arboritera), female specimen, from deepsea Atlantic Ocean near Cape Verde at a depth of 1900m.

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea Isopod (Glyptonotus antarcticus) from Antarctic Ocean at a depth of 231m.

Solvin Zankl / Deep sea squid (Histioteuthis corona) specimen, from deep sea Atlantic Ocean.

Solvin Zankl / Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis) colony, underwater Sargasso Sea, Bermuda

Solvin Zankl / By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella) colony. Sargasso Sea, Bermuda.

Solvin Zankl / Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis) close up of tentacles, Sargasso Sea, Bermuda

Solvin Zankl / Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) in Broad-toothed gulfweed (Sargassum fluitans) Sargassum Community. Sargasso Sea, Bermuda

Solvin Zankl / Eel (Anguilla leptocephali) larva, Sargasso Sea, Bermuda.

Solvin Zankl / Sargassumfish (Histrio histrio) swimming near Broad-toothed gulfweed (Sargassum fluitans) Sargassum Community. Sargasso Sea, Bermuda.

Solvin Zankl / Tiny crab on Broad-toothed Gulfweed (Sargassum fluitans) Sargassum Community. Sargasso Sea, Bermuda

Solvin Zankl / Porcupinefish (Diodontidae) tiny juvenile, found in plankton community, Sargasso Sea, Bermuda.

Solvin Zankl / Ribbon sawtail fish (Idiacanthus fasciola) from Atlantic Ocean, at a depth of 800-1000m.

Solvin Zankl / Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) specimen with mouth open, from Atlantic Ocean, at a depth of 729m.

Solvin Zankl / Brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea) stalking fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) pup, Sperrgebiet National Park, Namibia, December. Sequence 1/8

Solvin Zankl / Black backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) attacking Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) pup, Sperrgebiet National Park, Namibia, December. Sequence 3/6

Solvin Zankl,Solvin Zankl / Giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) Picture was taken in cooperation with the Zoological Museum University of Hamburg

Solvin Zankl / Schreiber's long fingered bat (Miniopterus schreibersi) in flight in cave, Grotta Monte Majore, Sardinia, Italy. Highly commended, Mammals category, GDT 2012 competition.

Solvin Zankl / Spines of sea urchins from sand sample from Raja Ampat, Indonesia, the wide range of colours of these animals become visible. Diagonal of frame approx. 5 mm Digital focus stacking image

Solvin Zankl / Fairy Shrimp (Eubranchipus grubii) eggs Digital focus stacking image

Solvin Zankl / Army ant (Dorylus sp.) close-up of male. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Close up of ant (Acanthognathus brevicornis) from South America. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Trap jaw ant (Odontomachus sp.) close-up showing powerful mandibles with sensory hairs. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Close up of ant (Cephalotes clypeatus) Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Fire Ant (Solenopsis geminata) head of a major worker with mandibles used for opening seeds. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Close-up of ant (Thaumatomyrmex atrox) from the neotropics, specialists predators on millipedes Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Red Ant (Myrmica rubra) close-up portrait, Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Leaf cutter ant (Atta cephalotes ) close-up. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Close up of ant (Harpegnathos venator) head from Asia. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Jet Ant / Shining Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus), worker. Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) at the captive breeding programme in Berlin, Germany,

Solvin Zankl / Different Snowflakes showing range in size and pattern, magnified under microscope, from Lilehammer, Norway. Digital composite

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway

Solvin Zankl / Snowflake magnified under microscope, Lilehammer, Norway