Invertebrate Collection (page 3)

Sea elephant (Cardiopoda placenta), marine pelagic gastropod mollusc in the family Pterotracheidae. Deep sea heteropod. Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde. Controlled conditions

Jumping spider (Philaeus chrysops, Orvieto, Umrbria, Italy, May

Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) usually found on flowers, in this case the Toothed orchid (Neotinea tridentata). Preci, Umbria, Italy, May

Saturniid moth (Leucanella hosmera), Chiriqui Province, Panama, South America

Saturniid moth (Aurivillius triramis), Laraganga Mole National Park, Ghana, Africa

Amphipod (Acanthogammarus lappaceus) Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia. Endemic to Lake Baikal

Lake baikal sponge and a mixture of freshwater snails Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia. August

Amphipod (Acanthogammarus victorii), Lake Baikal, Russia. June. Endemic to Lake Baikal

Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) close up of eye, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Sally lightfoot crabs (Grapsus grapsus) on rock with waves, Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos

White-lipped snail (Cepaea hortensis) crawling over an oak sleeper retaining a garden lawn with a greenhouse in the background, Wiltshire, UK, April

Backswimmer (Notonecta glauca), resting at the water surface, Europe, August, controlled conditions

Great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) and Dragonfly nymph (Aeshnidae), Europe, August, controlled conditions

Great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) male, Europe, August, controlled conditions

Pederson cleaner shrimp (Periclimenes pedersoni), Cienaga de Zapata National Park, Matanzas Province, Cuba

Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) on a coral reef, The Bahamas. August

Canopy jumping spider (Phidippus otiosus) male, North Florida, USA, September

Veined Octopus, Coconut Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus, formerly Octopus marginatus), inhabiting discarded bivalve mollusc shells, which it collects and pulls around itself - defense, shelter

Giant tun (Tonna galea) a species of marine gastropod mollusc that is one of the biggest sea snails in the Mediterranean, photographed off Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea

Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) male on grass stem in sand dunes, Gower, Wales, UK, February. Focus stacked image

Porto Santo Wolfspider (Hogna schmitzi) Porto Santo island, Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. Endemic

Hard coral (Porites lutea) with Christmas-tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus), New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean

Bush cricket / Katydid (Tettigoniidae ), female leaf mimic ovipositing into branch. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru

Blue sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus) that was washed ashore with a mass, multi-day stranding of thousands of Indo-Pacific Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia utriculus)

Fireflies (Luciola parvula himebotaru) flashing at night for courtship and reproduction. Gifu, Japan. Composite image

Arrow crab (Sternorhynchus lanceolatus). Tenerife, Canary Islands

Moon jelly (Aurelia aurita) drifts over a coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea

Large bee-fly (Bombylius major) nectaring on Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp). In garden, Surrey, England, UK. March

Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Loofah (Luffa sp) flower. Xinjiang, China

Army ant (Eciton burchellii) major soldier, Parque da Onca Parda Private Reserve, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil

Atlantic Palolo (Eunice fucata) looking for food just before retreating back into her burrow, in land locked alakaline lagoon on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas

Portrait of a Giant frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) on a large Yellow elephant ear sponge (Ianthella basta). Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea

Free swimming mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea

Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp. ) Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador
Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp.) Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador

Lichen Katydid (Markia hystrix) camouflage in lichens. Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador

Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) in its juvenile or larval stage. At this stage it is transparent and drifts in the open ocean as plankton. Anilao, Philippines

Nudibranch (Chromodoris willani) with a scale worm. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Corkscrew or Long tentacle anemone (Macrodactyla doreensis). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria), feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September

Sycamore moth (Acronicta aceris) caterpillar. Surrey, England, UK, September

Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) feeding on nectar from Hemp Agrimony, Oxfordshire, England, UK, September

Robins pincushion gall caused by Gall wasp (Diplolepis rosae) on wild Dog rose (Rosa canina), Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September

Clouded yellow butterfly (Colias crocea) feeding on Devils bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hertfordshire, England, UK, September

Jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) amongst plankton, Shetland Isles, Scotland

Buff tip moth (Phalera bucephala) caterpillars feeding on leaf, Meeth Quarry, Devon, UK. July

Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) dragonfly in flight, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. August

Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) taking off from Knapweed, England, UK, August

Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) on common ragwort, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK, August

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