Invertebrate Collection (page 23)

Blackspotted puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus) curled up on the reef for the night, with a transparent cleaner shrimp (Urocaridella antonbrunii) inspecting its tail, Philippines

Female European hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus) pollinating Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) in flower, Belgium. August

Southern yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa) in hibernaculum in log, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. April

Lesser paper wasp (Polistes dorsalis) on Goldenrod (Solidago sp)
Lesser paper wasp (Polistes dorsalis) on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) flower, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Mexican fiddler crab (Leptuca crenulata) small male displaying with larger individual behind, Morua Estuary, near Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco), Gulf of California, Mexico, June

Compass jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella) swimming near surface, Cornwall, UK, English Channel

Common starfish (Asterias rubens) with pink encrusting algae, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, North Sea

Aggregation of Common sea urchins (Echinus esculentus) beneath Cuvie kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) forest, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, North Sea

Detail of Light-bulb sea squirts (Clavelina lepadiformis), Swanage, Dorset, UK, English Channel

Leachs spider crab (Inachus phalangium) sheltering beneath the stinging tentacles of Snakelocks anemone (Anemonia viridis). Swanage, Dorset, UK, English Channel

Small Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia sp. ) attached to Bootlace weed / Mermaid
Small Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia sp.) attached to Bootlace weed / Mermaids hair (Chorda filum), Pendennis Head, Cornwall, UK. English Channel

A large herbivorous Seahare (Aplysia punctata) crawling around a Common eelgrass (Zostera marina) meadow, Helford River Estuary, Cornwall, UK

Grey top-shell (Gibbula cineraria) grazing on Golden kelp (Laminaria ochroleuca). Pendennis Head, Cornwall, UK, English Channel

Young Long clawed squat lobster (Munida rugosa), portrait, Loch Linnhe, The Highlands, Scotland, UK

Spider crab (Hyas sp. ) scaling the stipe of Cuvie kelp (Laminaria hyperborea)
Spider crab (Hyas sp.) scaling the stipe of Cuvie kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) up into the canopy of the kelp forest. Loch Carron, Highlands, Scotland, UK

Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) feeding on a Flame shell (Limaria hians) in a kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) forest, Loch Carron, Highlands, Scotland, UK

Nudibranch (Fjordia lineata) crawling amongst the legs of a Black brittlestar (Ophiocomina nigra), Loch Carron, Highlands, Scotland, UK

Pair of Spot gobies (Gobiusculus flavescens) nesting in a old Common sea urchin (Echinus esculentus) shell, Loch Carron, Highlands, Scotland, UK

Detail of a St Johns stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia cruxmelitensis) growing on seaweed, Chesil Beach, Dorset, UK, English Channel

Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) sucking nectar from an acacia flower during spring migration. Aydar, Southern Morocco, Africa

Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on flower petal, Vendee, France, August

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male silhouetted on a fern, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. July

Emerald damselfy (Lestes sponsa) at Ledstone pond near Leeds, UK. September. Focus stacked

Texas brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi) in defensive posture, Comanche National Grasslands, Colorado, USA

An Elegant starfish (Fromia elegans) on hard coral, Fiji

Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus), juvenile, hides within a crinoid, Dauin Marine Protected Area, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines

Mutualism between a Portuguese man o war (Physalia physalis) and a juvenile Imperial blackfish (Schedophilus ovalis), Tenerife, Canary Islands

Bumblebee (probably Bombus terrestris) visiting flowers of Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) in a restored wildflower meadow, near Bristol, UK, June

Pair of mating Big blue octopuses (Octopus cyanea) where the male, on the right, is fertilising the female using its fertilising tentacle. Indian ocean, Maldives

Eastern bentwing / Eastern long fingered bat (Miniopterus orianae oceanensis) hibernating cluster in cave, one bat with bat fly (Hippoboscoidea) Girraween National Park, Queensland, Australia

Green tree ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) defending their leafy nest in a low shrub, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia

Eastern long fingered bat (Miniopterus orianae oceanensis) roosting in a cluster on roof of a cave during day, a few ectoparasitic batflies (Hippoboscoidea) are visible, Girraween National Park

Flower spider (Thomisus spectabilis) an ambush predator waiting on daisy flower for unsuspecting pollinators, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

RF - Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) feeding on rotten apples. Cornwall, England, UK. October. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male resting in dappled light created by dew droplets. The Netherlands. April

Hawthorn shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) on leaf, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. January

Scorpion fly (Panorpa sp. ) female, basking on bracken, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May
Scorpion fly (Panorpa sp.) female, basking on bracken, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May

RF - Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) scuttles over the seabed. Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

RF - Herbivorous common sea urchin (Echinus esculentus) grazes in a kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) forest. Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK

RF - Portrait of Spinecheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in its host Bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) on a coral reef. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea

Colourful soft corals, Dead mans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) and common sea urchins (Echinus esculentus) mass beneath a kelp forest (Laminaria hyperborea)

The red and white surface details, including the gills, of a sunstar (Crossaster papposus). Lochcarron, Ross-shire, Ross and Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. British Isles

Portrait of a Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) above the tentacles of a Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) on a coral reef. Daedelus Reef. Egypt. Red Sea

Tiny (1cm) Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) hides in the branches of its home seafan (Muricella sp)
Tiny (1cm) Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) hides in the branches of its home seafan (Muricella sp.) on a coral reef. Daram Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea

Split level with table corals (Acropora spp. ) growing close to an island
Split level with table corals (Acropora spp.) growing close to an island. Pelee Island, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Portrait of a Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) at night above a coral reef. Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Dampier Strait, Tropical West Pacific Ocean

False clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) looking out of a magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) on a coral reef. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Pair of Coleman shrimps (Periclimenes colemani) living in Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). The female is the larger shrimp. Anilao, Batangas marine protected area, Luzon, Philippines

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