Spine Collection

Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). Francois Peron National Park, Shark Bay, Western Australia. October

Coastal agave (Agave shawii) leaves. Near Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California, Mexico

Green iguana (Iguana iguana) rear view of basking in sun, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico, May

Cliff parakeets (Myiopsitta luchsi) perched on cactus, Red-fronted Macaw Community Nature Reserve, Omerque, Bolivia

Spotted porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix), inflated with seawater, a defensive behaviour, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) with muddy face, emerging from burrow, Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Garden lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus) Terwick Church Fields, Sussex, UK. June

Spotted Porcupine fish (Diodon hystrix) inflated, displaying defensive behaviour, North Pacific Ocean, Hawaii

Purple sea urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis), three of different colours. Tenerife, Canary Islands

Bush cricket or katydid (Tettigoniidae) with spines, camouflaged amongst moss. Forest interior of mid-altitude montane rainforest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru

European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) portrait, Lucerne, Switzerland. October

Jumping cholla cacti (Cylindropuntia fulgida. ) with Partida and Angel de la Guarda Islands beyond
Jumping cholla cacti (Cylindropuntia fulgida.) with Partida and Angel de la Guarda Islands beyond. Rasa Island Special Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. April

Sour pitaya cactus (Stenocereus gummosus) and Santa Catalina barrel cactus (Ferocactus diguetii). Santa Catalina Island, Loreto Bay National Park, Sea of Cortez, Gulf of California, Mexico. May

Santa Catalina Island side-blotched lizard (Uta squamata) in front of Sour pitaya cactus (Stenocereus gummosus) and Santa Catalina barrel cactus (Ferocactus diguetii)

Santa Catalina Island desert iguana (Dipsosaurus catalinensis) in front of Santa Catalina barrel cactus (Ferocactus diguetii), Santa Catalina Island, Loreto Bay National Park, Sea of Cortez, Mexico

Santa Catalina barrel cactus (Ferocactus diguetii diguetii). Santa Catalina Island, Loreto Bay National Park, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. May

Lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) on forest floor at night, Masoala National Park, north east Madagascar

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

Ants (Formicidae) crawling along cactus spines to escape floodwater, Texas, USA. June

Japanese pinecone fish (Monocentris japonica) under a ledge in the reef alongside a Giant moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) and Banded coral shrimps (Stenopus hispidus), Richelieu Rock

Long-snouted seahorse / Spiny seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) camouflaged on a White seafan (Eunicella singularis), Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea

Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula), endemic Saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) and Sea urchin (Diadema sp)
Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula), endemic Saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) and Sea urchin (Diadema sp.) on reef, Lanai, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

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

European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) walking through forest undergrowth, Finland. September

A fallen Sweet chestnut fruit (Castanea sativa) lying on the woodland floor, with a tree trunk covered in Textured lungwort (Lobaria scrobiculata) lichen, UK. October

RF - Antennata lionfish (Pterois antennata) with four juveniles, composite image on black background, Indo-Pacific. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Close up look between the spines of a Slate pencil sea urchin (Heterocentrotus mammillatus), Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

Ten-lined urchin (Eucidaris metularia) nestled on a reef, close up, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), portrait, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Kangaroo island echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus multiaculeatus), a sub-species of the mainland species, crosses a dirt road. Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia. Endemic

Coastal agave (Agave shawii) leaves dying after flower has bloomed. North Baja California, Mexico

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