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Spots on the flank of a cheetah WP07112 Spots on the flank of a Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). Africa. Snake skin detail WP04256 Sloughed skin of a Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus). Leaf skeleton WP04681 Leaf skeleton. Leaf skeleton WP04680 Leaf skeleton. Section through oak branch WP06546 Oak (Quercus robur) branch sectioned to show xylem tubules arranged in growth rings and medullary ray to left of image. Wood grain. Nevada, USA WP04525 Wood grain. Nevada, USA. Driftwood patterns. Washington State, USA WP01934 Driftwood patterns. Washington State, USA. Mandelbrot design WP06426 Mandelbrot design. Fly Agaric WP01769 Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria). Crazed mud in Iceland WP01663 Pattern of dried up mud. Iceland. Sheet ice viewed by polarised light WP02293 Sheet ice viewed by polarised light. Frost crystals on the ice of a pond WP05645 Frost crystals on the ice of a pond. Scalloped surface of an iceberg. Iceland WP01821 Scalloped surface of an iceberg. Iceland. Bubble raft WP05277 Bubble raft. Volvox WP05613 Volvox colonies photographed at 40x magnification. Rowan berries WP01541 Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) berries. Beach-worn pebbles. North Uist, Scotland WP01358 Beach-worn pebbles. North Uist, Scotland. Iona Pebbles WP02096 Beach-worn pebbles. Iona, Scotland. Spotted ocher fungus WP05742 Fungus (Pholiota adiposa). Sulphur tufts WP01768 Sulphur Tuft Fungi (Hypholoma fasciculare). Unfinished orb web with dew. Finland WP01838 Unfinished orb web with dew. Finland. Dew-covered spider's web WP03611 Dew-covered spider's web. Burnt Ponderosa Pine WP02915 Burnt trunk of a Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa). North America. Looking up a Quiver Tree WP01765 Quiver Tree (Aloe dichotoma). Southern Africa. Teredo worm bored wood WP01917 Wood that has been bored by Teredo Worms. British Columbia, Canada. Gunnera flower WP01750 Gunnera (Gunnera manicata) flower. Pink hydrangea flowers WP03066 Pink hydrangea flowers. Boston Ivy leaves WP01651 Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata). Autumnal Boston Ivy leaves WP01868 Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata). Maidenhair ferns WP01630 Northern Maidenhair Ferns (Adiantum pedatum). North America. Thimbleberry leaves WP01878 Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) leaves. North America. Autumnal Boston Ivy leaves WP01767 Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata). Tree fern frond. New Zealand WP03112 Tree fern frond. New Zealand. Fern frond WP12791 Fern frond. Aspen leaves WP01880 Fallen Aspen (Populus tremuloides) leaves. Alberta, Canada. Sand dollar WP02951 Detail of sand dollar shell. Pacific coast, N. America. Creeper on a brick wall in New England WP01658 Creeper on a brick wall in New England. Leaf impressions in ice WP05643 Impressions in ice caused by oak leaves absorbing warmth from the sun. Surrey, England. Aeonium arboreum with raindrops WP01810 Aeonium arboreum with raindrops. Moss. Surrey, England WP03107 Moss. Surrey, England. Euphorbia spines. Namibia WP06959 Euphorbia spines. Namibia. New Zealand rainforest fern WP01728 New Zealand rainforest fern. Fern on Lava WP01726 Amau Fern. Hawaii. Dew on Grass Tree WP02974 Dew on a Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea preissii). Australia. Dead Saguaro trunk WP03142 Dead trunk of a Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantia). Sonoran Desert, N. America. Saguaro Cactus WP01558 Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantia). Sonoran Desert, N. America. Organ pipe cactus spines WP01640 Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) spines. Sonoran Desert, N. America. Detail of pine cone WP13409 Detail of pine cone. Basalt columns in Iceland WP01823 Columnar basalt. Iceland. Water drip-rings WP02257 Water drip-rings. Ornamental Cabbage WP01806 Ornamental Cabbage. Snowflake WP00168 Snow crystal. Stripy pebble on rock. South Uist, Scotland WP01359 Stripy pebble on rock. South Uist, Scotland. Layered rocks in Norway. Norway WP01851 Layered rocks in Norway. Norway. Water going down a sluice-gate WP01771 Patterns in water going down a sluice-gate. Surrey, England. Pink salt crystals WP06951 Salt crystals coloured pink by carotine from organisms in the water in which the crystals grew. Namibia. Lava patterns. Hawaii WP03068 Lava patterns. Hawaii. Patterns in sand WP01893 Patterns made by water draining from sand at low tide. British Columbia, Canada. Sheet ice viewed by polarised light WP05644 Sheet ice viewed by polarised light. Zebras WP09682 Zebras (Equus burchelli). Africa. Pattern of sectioned ammonite WP08783 Pattern of sectioned ammonite. Pattern of polished ammonite WP08784 Pattern of polished ammonite. Ammonite WP08811 Ammonite. Giant millipede WP01479 Giant millipede (Diplopoda) coiled for defence. East Africa. Rainforest Butterfly. Borneo WP00519 Rainforest Butterfly. Borneo. Camouflaged leafy mantis on rainforest leaf. Costa Rica WP01337 Camouflaged leafy mantis on rainforest leaf. Costa Rica. Water skaters and shadows WP07080 Pond Skaters (Gerris lacustris) and their shadows on the floor of a shallow pool. Peppered Moths WP11321 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) normal and melanic forms on a birch trunk. England. Green leafy moth. Borneo WP01779 Green leafy moth. Borneo. Peacock Butterfly WP01293 Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io). Growth rings in Douglas Fir WP06544 Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trunk sectioned to show growth rings. Autumnal oak leaves WP05847 Autumnal oak leaves. Flowering Currant leaves WP05771 Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum) leaves. Ivy WP07574 Ivy (Hedera helix). Europe. Ageing holly leaf WP07765 Holly (Ilex aquifolium) leaf fallen to the ground and starting to decay. Variegated Dtella WP01670 Variegated Dtella (Gehyra variegata). Australia. Peas in a pod WP07609 Green peas in a pod. Pill Millipedes WP08423 Pill Millipede (Glomeris species) curled and extended. Pine cone open and closed WP08748 Pine cone open and closed.