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Colony of Common Mussels {Mytilus edulis} growing on striated rock formation exposed at low tide. Cornwall, UK. October. Highly commended in the Coast and Marine Category of the British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) Competition 2017.

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Dragon Mantis (Toxodera beieri), detail of head showing large compound eyes giving it the visual acuity to hunt fast-moving prey. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo. June.

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Three-striped Poison Frog (Ameerega trivittata) amongst leaf litter on lowland rainforest floor. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru. November.

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Diatom (Triceratium heibergii). The silica skeleton of a diatom includes a pair of valve sections, one of which is shown here. False-coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Image is x330 life size when printed 10cm across.

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Stomata on the underside of an Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) leaf. 0.16 millimetres across in real life. Seven stomata are visible, pores in the surface of the leaf that allow gas exchange to occur. The rate of gas exchange is controlled by a pair of specialised guard cells that flank each pore, swelling or shrinking as required to alter the aperture. Carbon dioxide enters through the stomata and is used in photosynthesis to produce energy for the plant. Oxygen is released into the atmosphere as a by-product of this process, central to our very existence. Water vapour is released through the stomata, driving the process of transpiration in which water is drawn upwards through the plant’s tissues against gravity by capillary action. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. False-coloured scanning electron micrograph, produced at the University of Derby. 0.16 millimetres across in real life, x625 magnification when printed at 10cm across.

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Soil bacteria cultured on nutrient agar from a soil sample collected in Via Gellia Woods, Derbyshire. Cultured at the University of Derby. Derbyshire. UK. March. 10mm across, x10 magnification when printed 10cm across.

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Diatoms on a microscope slide, arranged by the late diatomist Klaus Kemp. Diatoms are single-celled algae whose cell walls are constructed from silica and are known as a frustule. Diatoms produce approximately 25% of the oxgen we breathe as well as being central to the global carbon cycle, responsible for approximately 20% of global carbon fixation through photosynthesis. Diatoms are thought to be major contributors to crude oil deposits, following their deposition and burial on the ocean floor. Specific diatom biomarkers are currently used to locate potential sites for crude oil drilling. Focus-stacked, inverted image. This circular composition is 0.9 mm across. Image is x67 magnification when printed at 10 cm across.

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'Safety in Numbers' - Giant Shield Bug nymphs (Pycanum sp.), recently hatched from eggs, with a final individual still to emerge. By staying in a tight group, the nymphs increase the effectiveness of their striking defensive aposematic colouration to ward off would-be predators. I discovered this scene on the underside of a leaf whilst exploring the rainforest at night. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo. June. Lit with diffused off-camera flash at night.

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Barium Platinocyanide Ba[Pt(CN)4] photographed under cross polarised light.

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Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor), close up of head, showing detail of compound eye. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May. Focus stacked image.

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Northern Dune Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hybrida) on dune system at Ainsdale Nature Reserve, Merseyside, UK. May. Photographer: Alex Hyde

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Larva of Northern Dune Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hybrida) on dune system at Ainsdale Nature Reserve, Merseyside, UK. May. Photographer: Alex Hyde

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Compund eye of a European Hornet (Vespa crabro). The individual hexagonal ommatidia can be seen, tessellated to make up the curved surface of the compund eye. Each ommatidium consists of a photoreceptor cell, support cell and pigment cells. Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, UK. November. Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, UK. November. Focus stacked image. x80 life size when printed at 10cm across.

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Eye and feather detail of King Penguin (Mirounga leonina) Salisbury Plane, South Georgia. November.

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Cordyceps fruiting bodies erupting from a dead moth that the fungus has killed. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo. June.

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Kittiwake {Rissa tridactyla} on nest built on sea cliff ledge next to roiling sea. Isle of Lunga, Treshnish Isles, Scotland, June.

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David Bowie Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda davidbowie) female, close up of head showing red chelicerae and eyes. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo. June. Focus stacked image.

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Cup Fungi {Cookenia sp.} growing on decaying log in lowland Dipterocarp forest. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

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House Centipede (Scutigeridae) hunting on rainforest understory vegetation at night. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo. June.

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Moths attracted to a light trap in the rainforest, photographed individually on a white background in mobile field studio and then composited together to make this montage. Cordillera de Talamanca mountain range, Caribbean Slopes, Costa Rica. May.

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Volvox aureus, a Chlorophyte or green alga, in pond water. UK. The larger spheres are approximately 0.5mm in diameter. Digital composite image.

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Eggs of Common Blenny / Shanny {Lipophrys pholis}. Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK. June.

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Porcelain fungus {Oudemansiella mucida} growing on dead Beech tree {Fagus sylvatica}. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

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Wide angle view of Common Swallowtail butterfly {Papilio machaon} feeding on Viper's Bugloss / Blueweed {Echium vulgare} in alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July

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Fairy's Thimble {Campanula cochleariifolia} growing in a crack running through a limestone slab. Triglav National Park, Julian Alps, 2000m, Slovenia. July.

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Parsons chameleon male (Calumma parsonii) climbing vine in tropical rainforest, bordering Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.

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Front limb of an Olm or Proteus {Proteus anguinus} that has only three toes whlst the rear limbs have only two. Captive, Slovenia.

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Lined Leaf-tailed Gecko {Uroplatus lineatus} showing darker nocturanal colouration, camouflaged amongst dead palm fronds. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

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Forest Crab (Family Potamonautidae). Location Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar.

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Male longhorn beetle {Cerambycidae} with impressive antennae. Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

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Robin Hood's Stride, an outcrop of gritstone, photographed at sunrise. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire. September

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Tree coated in hoar frost near Eyam. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. December.

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Sacred waterfall and pool in montane rain forest. Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Eastern Madagascar. Stitched panorama.

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Swarm of Common / Moon Jellyfish {Aurelia aurita} in sea loch, Isle of Mull, Scotland. June. Digitally stitched panorama.

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Newly emerged tadpoles of Common Frog {Rana temporaria} basking in the sun on top of old spawn that they are devouring. Photographed in garden pond, Derbyshire, UK. April.

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Jumping spider {Euophrys frontalis} male amongst colourful flower petals, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

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Adult male Fosa {Cryptoprocta ferox} prowling in dry deciduous forest, Kirindy Forest, Western Madagascar, IUCN vulnerable species.

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Takob-Akob Falls plunging 38 metres through the rainforest. The falls cascade over three sandstone shelves, separated by receded eorded bands of softer mudstone. Southern plateau edge, Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

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Lowland dipterocarp rainforest at dawn. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

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Brown Stew Fungus {Kuehneromyces mutabilis} backlit. Tirol, Austrian Alps

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Moth {Eupterote naessigi} camouflaged as dead leaf. Photographed in mobile field studio. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

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Sequence showing wings of African Moon Moth (Argema mimosae) expanding after emerging from cocoon. Photographed against a white background. Captive, orginating from Africa. Digital composite.

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Brown lipped snails {Cepaea nemoralis} photographed on a white background. Digital composite, all snails pictured are different individuals. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April

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Parson's Chameleon {Calumma Parsonii} tail. Tropical rainforest, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

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Tributary of the Maliau River flanked with Riverine Fern {Dipteris lobbiana}. Souhern Plateau of Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo.

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Giluk Falls plunge over the edge of the southern plateau of the Maliau Basin into dense lowland dipterocarp rainforest. Alternating layers of soft, easily-eroded mudstone and harder sandstone have given rise to a series of exposed sandstone shelves over which the falls cascade. Center of the Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World, Borneo, Malaysia.

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Lowland dipterocarp rainforest canopy at dawn. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

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Low winter sun shining through thick fog above Nine Stone Close stone circle, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.

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Merveille-du-Jour moth {Dichonia aprilina}, camouflaged on lichen. Derbyshire, UK. October.

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Horsefly {Philipomyia aprica} Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

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Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

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Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumenia vatia) photographed with fisheye lens to show alpine meadow habitat. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

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Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) in heavy snowfall, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. January.

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Adder (Vipera berus) basking amongst bracken fronds. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.

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View up to canopy through a hole in a veteran English Oak tree {Quercus robur}, showing area of dead wood that is an imporant habitat for a huge range of invertebrates. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

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Close-up of an old Common Earthball {Scleroderma citrinum}. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

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Alpine landscape at night, illuminated by moonlight. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

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Dwarf Snowbell {Soldanella pusilla} flowers backlit at sunset. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, 2500 metres above sea level, June.

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Mountain Arnica {Arnica montana}, detail of flower. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

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Burnt / Burnt-tip Orchid {Orchis ustulata} flowering in ancient alpine meadow at sunrise. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

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Raft Spider female {Dolomedes fimbriatus} resting on the surface of a moorland pool. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, June.

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Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) resting on lichen-encrusted rock. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

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Lesser Butterfly Orchid {Platanthera bifolia} surrounded by Fragrant Orchids {Gymnadenia conopsea} in ancient alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

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Amplectant pair of Common Frogs {Rana temporaria} amongst mass of spawn in a pond. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. March.

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Red Deer herd {Cervus elaphus} moving over mountain ridge in heavy snow. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. January. Highly Commended in the HABITAT category of the 2015 British Wildlife Photography Awards.

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Meadow of Fragrant Orchids (Gymnadenia conopsea) at sunset. Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, June.

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Common Haircap Moss {Polytrichum commune} growing in bogland. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.

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Green Hydra {Hydra viridissima} found in a garden pond. Derbyshire, UK. September.

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S1 larvae of European / Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus). Captive for eventual release to replenish wild population. The National Lobster Hatchery, Padstow, Cornwall, UK. May.

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European / Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus) develoing eggs. The compound eyes of the embryos can be clearly seen. Controlled conditions, Cornwall, UK. Focus stacked image.

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European / Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus) development from egg to adult. Captive for eventual release to replenish wild population. The National Lobster Hatchery, Padstow, Cornwall, UK. May. Digital composite.

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Eggs of Salmon (Trichia decipiens) slime mould fruiting bodies on moss-covered decaying tree trunk. Highlands, Scotland, UK. October.

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Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) foot showing long, curved claws for gripping tree bark. Derbyshire, UK. March. Dead specimen. Focus stacked image.

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Cave fauna, Slovenia. Photographed in mobile field studio on a black background in situ whilst underground. Olm part of captive breeding program, all other species wild. Species list: Giant Cave Pseudoscorpion (Neobisium spelaeum or N. stygium), Cave Pseudoscorpion (Chthonius cavernarum), Cave-adapted Campodeid (Campodeidae), Giant Cave Woodlouse (Titanethes albus), Cave Shrimp (Troglocaris anophthalmus), Blind Amphipod (Niphargus sp.), Springtail (Collembola), Olm (Proteus anguinus), Cave Beetle (Leptodirus hochenwartii), Cave Cricket (Troglophilus cavicola). Slovenia, March. Composite image.

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A Tardigrade in moss. Also known as Water Bears, Tardigrades are tiny invertebrates that are found in almost every environment on planet, from deep seas to mountain tops. They are able to endure extreme environmental stress by adopting a compact, dehydrated form know as a ‘tun’ state. In experiments, they have even been shown to survive the vacuum of space. This individual was discovered in a clump of damp moss on the roof of a house. Location: Derbyshire, UK. April. False-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph. Digital composite image. This tardigrade is approximately 0.1 millimetres long. Image x1500 life size when printed 15cm across.

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Assorted radiolaria, false-coloured scanning electron micrograph. The intricate mineral skeleton of a radiolarian is usually made of silica. These skeletal remains make up the siliceous ooze that covers large regions of the ocean floor. The scene is 0.83mm across in real life, x120 magnification when printed at 10cm across.

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$Wing of a featherwing beetle (Ptiliidae), which are the smallest beetles in the world. The feathery wings are an adaption to the increased effective viscosity of air with such a small body size (0.3 - 4.0 millimetres). Adults and larvae are microphagous, feeding on the spores and hyphae of fungi, as well as other organic detritus. They are found in a many different habitats, including decaying wood, leaf litter and even inside ant nests. Darkfield image from antique microscope slide. Refraction interference colours can be seen in the wing hairs, which each have a fine ultrastructure that causes the effect.$

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Prola Beauty butterfly caterpillars (Panacea prola), clustered together on a tree tunk to enhance their aposematism, the bright colouration that warns would-be predators that they are toxic to consume. They also bristle with irritating hairs, once again offering greater protection en masse. Yasuní National Park, Amazonian Ecuador. January. Focus-stacked image. Laowa 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe, Canon r5.

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Centipede (Scolopendra sp.) female wrapping her legs around her newly-hatched young to guard them. Yasuní National Park, Amazonian Ecuador. January. Canon 100mm Macro Lens, canon r5, diffused flash.

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Cordyceps fungus erupting from its host, a cricket (possibly Eneopterinae). The spores will spread to other hosts from the fruiting bodies. Kapari cloud forest, Chocó, Pacific slope, Ecuador. January. Focus-stacked image.

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Bioluminescent mushrooms (Favolaschia manipularis) glowing in the rainforest night. The scene was captured with a long exposure (over 2 minutes), with a brief sweep of light with my headtorch over the background to reveal some of the forest floor for context. The bioluminescence may attract insects that help to disperse spores. Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. October. Laowa 15mm macro lens, Canon r5

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