Remi Masson / Common toads (Bufo bufo) mating surrounded by strings of toadspawn. Ain, Alps, France. First prize in the category "The Underwater World, GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 competiti...

Ingo Arndt / Natterjack toads, mating pair with strings of toad spawn {Bufo calamita} Germany

Solvin Zankl / Pair of Common european toads (Bufo bufo) with strings of toadspawn, in pond, Germany. Specially commended in Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPOY) 2013, Underwater Worlds Category.

Heather Angel / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) carrying pollen strings from previous flower into Evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana). At night in garden. Surrey, England, UK. July.

Heather Angel / Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) picking up pollen strings in Large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana). Flowers remains open on cool mornings allowing diurnal species to nectar....

Remi Masson / Common toad (Bufo bufo) pair in amplexus with strings of eggs, Ain, Alps, France, April

David Fleetham / Sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus) which has ejected a part of its internal organs called Cuvierian tubules. These significantly sticky strings are a defense mechanism designed to deter predators. Yap,...

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Shipibo-Conibo woman preparing cotton on a spindle to weave a traditional fabric, near Pulcalpa, Peru, 2009.

Aflo / Tabby cat playing with a rope. Konan, Aichi, Japan.

Constantinos Petrinos / Strings of Garlic (Allium sativum) Attica region, Athens, Greece, Mediterranean, October 2013

Nick Upton / Split level view of Common European toad spawn (Bufo bufo) strings wrapped around reed stems in a freshwater pond, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Split level view of Common European toad spawn (Bufo bufo) strings wrapped around reed stems in a freshwater pond, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Toads (Bufo bufo) in amplexus (mating) with strings of toad spawn. Surrey, England, March.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Toads (Bufo bufo) in amplexus (mating) with strings of toad spawn in background. Surrey, England, March.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Toads (Bufo bufo) in amplexus (mating) with strings of toad spawn in background. Surrey, England, March.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Toads (Bufo bufo) in amplexus (mating) with strings of toad spawn in background. Surrey, England, March.

Solvin Zankl / Pair of Common european toads (Bufo bufo) in amplexus with strings of toadspawn, in pond, Germany

Nick Upton / Oyster (Lophia folium) farm with shellfish growing on strings, mouth of Rhone delta near Port Napoleon, France, May.

Stephen Dalton / Common european toads (Bufo bufo) pair in amplexus with strings of toad spawn, UK

Kim Taylor / Sludge worms (Tubifex sp) congregating at the bottom of a pond in mid-winter, Surrey, England

Will Watson / Common european toad {Bufo bufo} attempting to mate with Common frog {Rana temporaria} with strings of toadspawn and clumps of frogspawn, Herefordshire, UK

Solvin Zankl / Breeding Common european toads (Bufo bufo) with strings of toadspawn, Germany

Willem Kolvoort / Common European toad egg strings (Bufo bufo) hanging in the waterplants (here Stonewort) in order to get sufficient oxygen, sand-winning pit, Holland

Willem Kolvoort / Egg strings of Water mite {Piona coccinea} amongst Stonewort algae, Lake Naarden, Holland

Willem Kolvoort / Common European toad egg strings (Bufo bufo) hanging in the waterplants in order to get sufficient oxygen, sand-winning pit, Holland

Willem Kolvoort / Egg strings of Common european toad (Bufo bufo) strung along aquatic plants for good oxygen exchange, sand winning pit, Holland

Simon Colmer / Strings of the Common European Toad (Bufo bufo) spawn wrapped around weed, UK.

Nature Production / Strings of toad spawn (Bufo torrenticola) laid in water, Nara, Japan, May

Nick Upton / Common European toad (Bufo bufo) spawning adults in a pond, mostly pairs in amplexus with some single males, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Common European toad (Bufo bufo) spawning pair surrounded by strings of toad spawn, woodland pond, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Common European toad (Bufo bufo) spawning pair in amplexus surrounded by strings of toad spawn, woodland pond, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March.

Terry Whittaker / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on sailing string, Portpatrick harbour, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. June.

Emanuele Biggi / Common toads (Bufo bufo) mating and strings of toadspawn in a small stream in Luni (Viterbo), Central Italy. April.

David Fleetham / Sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus) which has ejected a part of its internal organs called Cuvierian tubules. These significantly sticky strings are a defense mechanism designed to deter predators. Yap, M...

Frederique Olivier / Man diving whilst sponge farming, preparing sponge cuttings to attach to lines, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands, 2011.

Frederique Olivier / Man diving whilst sponge farming, attaching sponge cuttings to lines, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands, 2011.

Frederique Olivier / Man diving whilst sponge farming, attaching sponge cuttings to lines, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands, 2011.

Frederique Olivier / Men diving whilst sponge farming, attaching sponge cuttings to lines, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands, 2011.

Frederique Olivier / Man diving whilst sponge farming, checking sponge cuttings on lines, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands, 2011.

Frederique Olivier / Man diving whilst sponge farming, checking sponge lines, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands, 2011.

Frederique Olivier / Man diving whilst sponge farming,checking sponges, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands, 2011.