Bizarre Collection (page 5)

Three Slime mould (Didymium squamulosum) sporangia growing along spike of Holly (Ilex sp) leaf. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. January. Focus Stacked

Nudibranch (Goniobranchus geminus) on a coral reef, dorsal view, portrait, Similan Islands, Thailand, Andaman Sea

Nudibranch (Chromodoris annae) on a coral reef, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Molucca Sea

Pair of Nudibranchs (Flabellina exoptata) just prior to mating, the mating apparatus of the one on left is visible, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Molucca Sea

Warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) yawning in its hiding place amongst white sponges, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Molucca Sea

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) portrait, Sipidan, Malaysia, Celebes Sea

Slime mould (Lamproderma scintillans) sporangia growing along edge of decaying leaf. Buckinghamshire, England, UK, January. Focus Stacked image

European Spider crab aggregation (Maja squinado) St. Ives, Cornwall. August
European Spider crab aggregation (Maja squinado) St.Ives, Cornwall. August

Collared earthstar (Geastrum michelianum) on forest floor, dispersing spores. This species disperses its spores when raindrops strike the fruiting body

False-coloured scanning electron micrograph of a Thrip's (Thysanoptera) head, the bulging compound eyes can be seen on either side of the head

Soil bacteria cultured on nutrient agar from a soil sample collected in Via Gellia Woods, Derbyshire. Image size in real life 10mm across. UK. March

Pollen grains on the style of a Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), Hoe Grange Nature Reserve, Derbyshire, UK. August

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) pollen grain, false-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph

Meadow coral (Clavulinopsis corniculata) fungus, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November

Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) growing on a dead twig on the woodland floor. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November

Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) swimming over a coral reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea

Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) backlit showing details of gills, Mexico

Spotted porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix) swimming over a reef, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

Large-eared horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus robertsi), portrait, Atherton, Queensland, Australia

RF - Tompot blenny fish (Parablennius gattorugine) peering out from hole under Swanage Pier, Dorset, UK, (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Common frog (Rana temporaria) submerged in water showing its reflection, Leicestershire, UK, February

Leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques) among seaweed, Spencer Gulf, South Australia. January

Blue knee hermit crab (Dardanus guttatus) prefers shells with narrow openings such as this cone shell, Yap, Micronesia

Marine planktonic Copepod (Sapphirina sp. ) brightly coloured copepods
Marine planktonic Copepod (Sapphirina sp.) brightly coloured copepods. Deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive

Pacific hatchetfish (Argyropelecus affinis) portrait

Slime mould (Trichia botrytis) sporangia starting to split to release spores, on underside of rotting Oak (Quercus sp) log. Hertfordshire, England, UK. December. Focus stacked image

Juvenile Flying fish (Cypselurus sp), Longdong, Northeast, Taiwan

Splendid toadfish (Sanopus splendidus), Cozumel Island, Caribbean Sea, Mexico. Endangered species

Warty / Clown frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) male portrait, Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines, March

Northern basket star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis) Slingsby Channel, British Columbia, Canada. May

Blue-green cyanobacteria (Trichodesmium thiebautii) Sargasso Sea, Bermuda

RF- Stump tailed chameleon (Brookesia superciliaris) portrait, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Eastern Madagascar

New Zealand giraffe weevil (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis), Lake Waikaremoana, North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand giraffe weevil is endemic to New Zealand and is its longest beetle in the world

Stargazer (Uranoscopus sulphureus) half buried in the sand, Sulu sea, Philippines

Henshaws snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi) burried in the sand, Sulu sea, Philippines

Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus) camouflaged in branches while nesting. Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Sweet orange catchfly (Lychnis cognata), Wu Ying District Nature Reserve, near Yichun city, Heilongjiang Province, China

Shrimpfish / Razorfish (Aeoliscus punctatus / strigatus) have adapted to a vertical posture and swim with their head downward. Lembeh, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Freshwater isopod, Amphipod gammarus (Acanthogammarus victorii) swimming, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) swimming over sandy seabed, South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary, West Atlantic Ocean

Bottletail squid (Sepiadarium kochi) Komodo, Indonesia

Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) close-up crop head portrait of an adult male, Gran Paradiso National Park, the Alps, Italy. January

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) swallowing perch prey, Hungary, January

Rhino-horned lizard (Ceratophora stoddartii) resting, Horton Plains National Park, Central Province, Sri Lanka

Kaleidoscopic image of soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.) and Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Egypt, Red Sea

Kaleidoscopic image of Gorgonian sea fan (Melithaea sp. ) Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand
Kaleidoscopic image of Gorgonian sea fan (Melithaea sp.) Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Kaleidoscopic image of Blue-green chromis (Chromis atripectoralis) Coral reef landscape. Egypt, Red Sea

Seawhip (Cirrhipathes spiralis) Indonesia

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