Invertebrate Collection (page 18)

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

Juvenile deep water pelagic octopus (Vitreledonella richardi) semi-translucent species, from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive

Larva of an Atlantic longarm octopus (Octopus defilippi) Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive

Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female on Bluebell flower (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Clare Glen, County Armagh, May

Pacific Sea nettle jellyfish (Chrysaora fuscescens), captive, Vancouver, Canada

Cuban tree snail ( Polymita sulphurosa) collected near Moa, Cuba, Endangered

Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) flowers. The Netherlands. August

RF - Banded darter (Sympetrum pedemontanum) group of five resting, Netherlands, September

Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) nectaring on thistle (Cirsium sp.) flower. The Netherlands. July

Close up of Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes) wing detail. Captive

Ruby-tailed / Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis comparata) on Mexican daisy / Fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus). Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy. June

Saunders bee hawkmoth (Hemaris saundersii) resting on a leaf, Shogran, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Poppy bee (Osmia papaveris) resting on Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) cutting piece of petal to use as nesting material, Bamberg, Germany. June

Poppy bee (Osmia papaveris) resting on piece of Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) petal, cut from the flower to line its nest

Jumping spider (Heliophanus sp. ) portrait, Lucerne, Switzerland. April
Jumping spider (Heliophanus sp.) portrait, Lucerne, Switzerland. April

Jumping spider (Hypositticus pubescens) male, resting on leaf, Lucerne, Switzerland. June. Focus stacked

Jumping spider (Lyssomanes sp. ) female, guarding its eggs on a leaf, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Focus stacked
Jumping spider (Lyssomanes sp.) female, guarding its eggs on a leaf, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Focus stacked

Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) nectaring on endemic Daisy tree (Scalesia villosa) flowers. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) chasing after Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) across shoreline. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Yellow fiddler crab (Uca sp. ) portrait, Sunderban tiger reserve, West Bengal, India
Yellow fiddler crab (Uca sp.) portrait, Sunderban tiger reserve, West Bengal, India

Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) roosting on ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata), Marsland mouth, Devonshire, UK. May

Wall brown butterfly {Lasiommata megera} basking on lichen covered stone wall, The Rumps, Polzeath, Cornwall, UK. April

Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly {Boloria selene} head-on view, resting on grass, Cornwall, UK. June

Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) resting on bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), Boscastle, Cornwall, UK. April

Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) basking on Cornish slate wall, Crantock, Cornwall, UK. June

Silver studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus) resting on grass blade, Gwithian Towans, Cornwall, UK. June

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Dunsdon, Devon, UK. July

Scarce chaser dragonfly (Libellula fulva) covered in dew, roosting on common sorrel (Rumex acetosa), Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. May

Western honeybee (Apis mellifera) pollinating Desert passionflower (Passiflora palmeri). Danzante Island, Loreto Bay National Park, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. May

Red rock crab (Grapsus adscensionis) grazing on algae from rock, Tenerife, Canary Islands, October

A pair of Flamingo tongue cowries (Cyphoma gibbosum) on a common sea fan (Gorgonia ventalina) which they predate upon, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea

Adonis blue butterfly (Polyommatus bellargus) male, resting on Clover (Trifolium sp. ), Upper Bavaria, Germany. June
Adonis blue butterfly (Polyommatus bellargus) male, resting on Clover (Trifolium sp.), Upper Bavaria, Germany. June

Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) flying towards Purple betony (Betonica officinalis) flowers, Upper Bavaria, Germany. July

European common blue (Polyommatus icarus) male resting on a flower, Estonia, June

Peacock katydid (Pterochroza ocellata) in defensive posture, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador

Sally Lightfoot crabs (Grapsus grapsus) on rocks caught in the swell, Espanola Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands

Two Millipedes (Julidae) close up portrait, Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia

Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) on beach, portrait, Santiago Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands

Sulphur butterfly (Pieridae) extracting minerals from eye moisture of a Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub chasing after butterfly. Germany. May

RF - Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male, resting on flower (Cruciferae sp)
RF - Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male, resting on flower (Cruciferae sp.), Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) larvae close up, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean

Common ghostgoby (Pleurosicya mossambica) camouflaged on a hard coral colony (Plesiastrea sp)
Common ghostgoby (Pleurosicya mossambica) camouflaged on a hard coral colony (Plesiastrea sp.), Ambon Bay, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea

Deep red Feather star shrimp (Hippolyte prideauxiana) crawling secretly amongst the arms of a Feather star (Antedon bifida), Loch Duich, Highands, Scotland, UK

Pair of Coleman shrimps (Periclimenes colemani) living in a fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). The female is the larger shrimp

Pair of Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) mating in a coral reef, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Having succeeded in gaining the female's acceptance

Spawning Leaf corals (Pavona decussata). Spawning is synchronized over a large area with many coral colonies, Kyushu, Japan, Pacific Ocean. July

Female Northern pygmy squid (Idiosepius paradoxus) preparing to lay another egg on a blade of eelgrass (Zostera marina), Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

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