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Invertebrates |
WP00918 Orb-web Spider (Areneus species) being approached by a mosquito. Australia.
WP00036 Jumping Spider (Phidippus clarus) pouncing on a hoverfly.
WP07762 Meadow Spider (Pardosa amentata) female carrying her offspring. Europe.
WP06386 Tiger-rump Doppelganger (Cyclosternum fasciata) emerging from a tree hole. Central America.
WP05842 Jumping Spider (Marpissa muscosa) female leaping from a rowan bud, Three images at 15 millisecond intervals.
WP04733 Harvestman (unidentified).
WP03176 Red-back Spider (Latrodectus hasselti). Australia.
WP03168 Water Spider (Argyroneta aquatica) feeding on dragonfly nymph. Europe.
WP03115 Mexican Blond Tarantula (Aphonopelma chalcodes). Central America.
WP01473 Spiked spider (Gasteracantha sp) eating its web as it winds it in. East Africa.
WP11257 Jumping Spider (Marpissa muscosa) female showing forward-facing eyes. Europe.
WP01838 Unfinished orb web with dew. Finland.
WP04119 Garden Spider in dewy web. Finland.
WP03611 Dew-covered spider's web.
WP01322 False Scorpion (Lamprochernes nodosus).
WP11360 False Scorpion (Chelifer cancroides).
WP08641 European Lobster (Homarus vulgaris).
WP05572 Sand crab (Ocypode species) at the mouth of its burrow. East Africa.
WP08104 Fiddler Crab (Uca tangeri) male using its enlarged claw for territorial display. Eastern Atlantic.
WP08210 Sand Crab (Ocypode species) excavating its burrow. Kenya.
WP08307 Pea Crab (Pinnotheres pisum) female inside the shell of a mussel. Argyll, Scotland.
WP05819 Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) first stage larva.
WP05813 Common Prawn (Leander serratus) female with eggs.
WP05814 Common Prawn (Leander serratus) nauplius larva.
WP05835 Water Flea (Daphnia) in a water drop held by a grass head.
WP05806 Water Flea (Daphnia magna).
WP05651 Water Fleas (Daphnia magna).
WP04850 Brine Shrimp (Artemia salina) adult male showing claspers.
WP05824 Marine planktonic copepod (Calanus).
WP05822 Freshwater copepod (Cyclops) female with eggs.
WP08777 Tadpole Shrimp (Triops longicaudatus) immature.
WP08792 Tadpole Shrimps or Apus (Triops longicaudatus).
WP04546 White-lipped Banded Snail (Cepaea hortensis).
WP11333 Great Grey Slug (Limax maximus) hatchling. Europe.
WP04570 Octopus (Octopus macropus).
WP03844 Octopus (Octopus macropus).
WP00924 Caribbean Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea).
WP03015 Chambered or Pearly Nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) shells. Indo-Pacific.
WP02970 Ammonite.
WP01870 Shell Beach. A beach made entirely from Cardiid Cockle (Fragum eragatum) shells. Western Australia.
WP08649 Freshwater Isopod or Slater (Asellus species).
WP05371 Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare). Britain & Europe.
WP01479 Giant millipede (Diplopoda) coiled for defence. East Africa.
WP02333 Giant Pill Millipede on hand. Borneo.
WP01681 Giant Pill Millipede on hand. Borneo.
WP01680 Giant Pill Millipede on hand. Borneo.
WP02178 Sand dollar shell, back-lit. Pacific coast, N. America.
WP02951 Detail of sand dollar shell. Pacific coast, N. America.
WP04342 Sand dollar on sand. Vancouver Island, Canada.
WP04045 Bloody Henry Starfish (Henricia sanguinolenta). West Indies.
WP01910 Ocher Starfish (Pisaster ochraceus). Pacific coast, N. America.
WP08680 Featherduster worm (unidentified). Tropical seas.
WP05548 Horse Leeches (Haemopis sanguisuga) attached to glass by their suckers.
WP05547 Horse Leeches (Haemopis sanguisuga) attached to glass by their suckers.
WP01674 Brown Leech, after sucking human blood. Borneo.
WP00856 Tiger Leech on human hand. Borneo.
WP03476 Tiger Leech on a leaf. Borneo.
WP04913 Roundworms (Toxocara canis) from the gut of a dog.
WP04833 Venus' Flower-basket Sponge (Euplectella aspergillum) skeleton.
WP05836 Common Hydra (Hydra vulgaris) showing bud starting to grow.
WP05834 Protozoan Stentor floating colony of two species.
WP05614 Volvox colonies photographed at 15x magnification.
WP05613 Volvox colonies photographed at 40x magnification.
WP11263 Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) eggs with developing larvae. Atlantic.
WP11331 Marine polychaete worm (Nerilla). North Atlantic coasts.
WP11327 Free-swimming marine bristle worm (Polychaeta). North Atlantic.
WP08783 Pattern of sectioned ammonite.
