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Brandt's cormorant feeds on small fish from the surface to sea floor, by pursuit diving using its feet for propulsion ; they have been observed
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant feeds on small fish from the surface to sea floor, by pursuit diving using its feet for propulsion ; they have been observed foraging at depths of over 36.5 m. It is a marine bird of extraordinary skills. Species : Brandt's cormorant -- Phalacrocorax penicillatus Conservation status (IUCN) : Least concern Location : Los Islotes rockeries, Espiritu Santo archipelago, Sea of Cortez, east coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The area was declared part of a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1995
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Green anaconda, (Eunectes murinus), the largest snake in the world, female can reach impressive proportions; over 6 m in length, 30 cm in diameter
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Green anaconda, (Eunectes murinus), the largest snake in the world, female can reach impressive proportions; over 6 m in length, 30 cm in diameter and more than 200 kg. Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. 1st place, jury price, Montier en der festival 2018.
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Diver and the wreck of Hai Siang sliding by 55 m deep, Indian Ocean, Reunion
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Diver and the wreck of Hai Siang sliding by 55 m deep, Indian Ocean, Reunion
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Bristlecone pine multimillennial - Cedar Breaks NM Utah USA ; Older than 2000 years
Pines growing at very high altitude (3000 m) and can survive
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Bristlecone pine multimillennial - Cedar Breaks NM Utah USA ; Older than 2000 years
Pines growing at very high altitude (3000 m) and can survive more than 4500 years;they are generally observed in the combat zone, where no other species can survive extreme conditions, and their roots are slowly exposed by erosion over the centuries
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Common noddy tern caught in a spider web ; The seafaring lesser noddies breed on land. they could be catched in the big collective red-legged golden
© Martin Harvey / Biosphoto
© Martin Harvey / Biosphoto
Common noddy tern caught in a spider web ; The seafaring lesser noddies breed on land. they could be catched in the big collective red-legged golden orb-web spiders which could reach up to 1.5 meters in diameter.
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Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then exhausted by a sponge.The Caribbean barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, is a large and common member of the coral reef communities at depths greater than 10 m, and has been called the “redwood of the deep”, due to its up to 2000 year lifespan as well as its size and color. Despite its prominence, high biomass and importance to habitat complexity and reef health, very little is know about the basic biology of this massive sponge, including rates of mortality and recruitment, reproduction, growth and age. Like reef corals, this sponge is subject to bleaching and subsequent mortality.
With support from NOAA's Aquarius Reef Base at UNCW, NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, a research group has been monitoring populations of X. muta in the Florida Keys since 1997.
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Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then exhausted by a sponge.The Caribbean barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, is a large and common member of the coral reef communities at depths greater than 10 m, and has been called the “redwood of the deep”, due to its up to 2000 year lifespan as well as its size and color. Despite its prominence, high biomass and importance to habitat complexity and reef health, very little is know about the basic biology of this massive sponge, including rates of mortality and recruitment, reproduction, growth and age. Like reef corals, this sponge is subject to bleaching and subsequent mortality.
With support from NOAA's Aquarius Reef Base at UNCW, NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, a research group has been monitoring populations of X. muta in the Florida Keys since 1997.
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Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
Visualization flow of water in a sponge - Aquarius Reef Base ; Fluorescein dye is used to visualize how water is absorbed at the outside and then exhausted by a sponge.The Caribbean barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, is a large and common member of the coral reef communities at depths greater than 10 m, and has been called the “redwood of the deep”, due to its up to 2000 year lifespan as well as its size and color. Despite its prominence, high biomass and importance to habitat complexity and reef health, very little is know about the basic biology of this massive sponge, including rates of mortality and recruitment, reproduction, growth and age. Like reef corals, this sponge is subject to bleaching and subsequent mortality.
With support from NOAA's Aquarius Reef Base at UNCW, NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, a research group has been monitoring populations of X. muta in the Florida Keys since 1997.
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Striped Marlin feeding on Pacific Sardine Gulf of Mexico
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Greylag Goose flying over the Millau Viaduct ; Tarn valley, Aveyron, France
World's highest bridge (343m) - Architect Sir Norman Foster
© Christian Moullec / Biosphoto
© Christian Moullec / Biosphoto
Greylag Goose flying over the Millau Viaduct ; Tarn valley, Aveyron, France
World's highest bridge (343m) - Architect Sir Norman Foster
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Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) on rocks, Lake Titicaca, Andes (3500-5000 m): southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwest Argentina,
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) on rocks, Lake Titicaca, Andes (3500-5000 m): southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwest Argentina, Chile
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Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) on rocks, Lake
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) on rocks, Lake Titicaca, Andes (3500-5000 m): southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwest Argentina, Chile
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Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus) in hand, Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus) in hand, Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
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Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus), Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus), Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
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Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus) in hand, Lake Titicaca
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus) in hand, Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
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Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus) in hand, Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus) in hand, Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
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Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus), Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus), Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
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Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus), Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus), Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
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Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus), Lake Titicaca (3810 m),
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus), Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
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Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus), Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus), Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
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Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus), Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus), Lake Titicaca (3810 m), Bolivia/Peru
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La Paz, between 3500 and 4000 m of altitude, administrative capital of Bolivia.
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
La Paz, between 3500 and 4000 m of altitude, administrative capital of Bolivia.
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La Paz, between 3500 and 4000 m of altitude, administrative capital of Bolivia.
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
La Paz, between 3500 and 4000 m of altitude, administrative capital of Bolivia.
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Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) Juvenile, Lake Titicaca, Andes (3500-5000 m): southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwest Argentina,
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) Juvenile, Lake Titicaca, Andes (3500-5000 m): southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwest Argentina, Chile
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Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) Juvenile, Lake Titicaca, Andes (3500-5000 m): southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwest Argentina,
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) Juvenile, Lake Titicaca, Andes (3500-5000 m): southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwest Argentina, Chile
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Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) Juvenile, Lake Titicaca, Andes (3500-5000 m): southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwest Argentina,
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) Juvenile, Lake Titicaca, Andes (3500-5000 m): southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwest Argentina, Chile
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Austrian Triassic (Norian) fish cemetery in the Salzburg region resulting from the
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Austrian Triassic (Norian) fish cemetery in the Salzburg region resulting from the drying up of a lagoon. Heterolepidotus ornatus. 1m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Austrian Triassic (Norian) fish cemetery in the Salzburg region resulting from the drying up of a
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Austrian Triassic (Norian) fish cemetery in the Salzburg region resulting from the drying up of a lagoon. Heterolepidotus ornatus and Heterolepidotus dorsalus. 1 m. Collection Luc Ebbo, paleontologist. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Juvenile ichthyosaur (1.5 m long); Stenopterygius sp. Toarcian (180 million years). Exceptional preservation of the soft parts, such as the leather
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Juvenile ichthyosaur (1.5 m long); Stenopterygius sp. Toarcian (180 million years). Exceptional preservation of the soft parts, such as the leather at the end of the fin, and the stomach contents consisting of fish bones. - Blouet brothers collection
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Multi-century old chestnut tree in autumn, Very old Chestnut tree (Castanea sativa) with a circumference of more than 10 m, about 600 years old, in
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Multi-century old chestnut tree in autumn, Very old Chestnut tree (Castanea sativa) with a circumference of more than 10 m, about 600 years old, in Marignieu, Bugey, Ain, France
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
Panel, Mont Poupet (851 m), Salins les Bains, Jura, France
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The caldera of Las Playas on the island of El Herrio. In the foreground, Spurge (Euphorbia lamarckii) typical of the succulent bushes of the
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The caldera of Las Playas on the island of El Herrio. In the foreground, Spurge (Euphorbia lamarckii) typical of the succulent bushes of the Canaries. The caldera of Las Playas forms an escarpment of more than 1000 m. on the eastern side of the island of El Hierro
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El Golfo caldera, on the island of El Hierro in the Canary
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
El Golfo caldera, on the island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands. Huge collapse in the north of the island, more than 1500 m high. In the foreground, bejecs (genus Aeonium) colonise the windy ridges on which the trade winds blow constantly.
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M`Tsamboro Reef. The coral reefs form "mega structures" that can be seen from a height, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
M`Tsamboro Reef. The coral reefs form "mega structures" that can be seen from a height, Mayotte
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Carrot seed collection, a cross-pollinating vegetable, but
© Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
© Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
Carrot seed collection, a cross-pollinating vegetable, but yielding faithful seed if only one variety is grown within 500 m.
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Roscoff onion (Keravel onion. Roscoff pink type) grown by Mr
© Alexandre Petzold / Biosphoto
© Alexandre Petzold / Biosphoto
Roscoff onion (Keravel onion. Roscoff pink type) grown by Mr Yamashita
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Mont Bego from the Fontanalba valley, in the Mercantour National Park. The massif of Mont Bego (2872 m) is reflected at dawn in one of the Twin
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Mont Bego from the Fontanalba valley, in the Mercantour National Park. The massif of Mont Bego (2872 m) is reflected at dawn in one of the Twin Lakes, located above the Fontanalba refuge. This area is part of the regulated zone of the Merveilles, where thousands of neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Mont Bego from the Fontanalba valley, in the Mercantour National Park. The massif of Mont Bego (2872 m) is reflected at dawn in one of the Twin Lakes, located above the
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Mont Bego from the Fontanalba valley, in the Mercantour National Park. The massif of Mont Bego (2872 m) is reflected at dawn in one of the Twin Lakes, located above the Fontanalba refuge. This area is part of the regulated zone of the Merveilles, where thousands of neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France
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Group of vicunas in front of the Chimborazo volcano, 6 268 m high. The volcanoes road. Ecuador .
© Antoine Lorgnier / Biosphoto
© Antoine Lorgnier / Biosphoto
Group of vicunas in front of the Chimborazo volcano, 6 268 m high. The volcanoes road. Ecuador .
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Colony of Fire coral (Millepora sp.). Mesophotic zone (-55 m) Tahiti, French Polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Colony of Fire coral (Millepora sp.). Mesophotic zone (-55 m) Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Cabbage Coral (Montipora foliosa), Mesophotic coral reef (-55 m) Tahiti, French Polynesia. Colonies of living corals cover the entire ocean floor.
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Cabbage Coral (Montipora foliosa), Mesophotic coral reef (-55 m) Tahiti, French Polynesia. Colonies of living corals cover the entire ocean floor.
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Cabbage Coral (Montipora foliosa), Mesophotic coral reef (-55 m) Tahiti, French Polynesia. Colonies of living corals cover the entire ocean floor.
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Cabbage Coral (Montipora foliosa), Mesophotic coral reef (-55 m) Tahiti, French Polynesia. Colonies of living corals cover the entire ocean floor.
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Light of dark. The light of my partner's lamp illuminating the first stalagmites of the cave. Depth: 65 m.Underwater cave, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Light of dark. The light of my partner's lamp illuminating the first stalagmites of the cave. Depth: 65 m.Underwater cave, Mayotte
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Underwater cave view panorama. A 180° panorama that weighs no less than 150 million pixels taken at the entrance of the cave at a depth of 60 m. The dark area on the right is too far away for my flashes to illuminate. The small point of light is the lamp of my friend Olivier.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Underwater cave view panorama. A 180° panorama that weighs no less than 150 million pixels taken at the entrance of the cave at a depth of 60 m. The dark area on the right is too far away for my flashes to illuminate. The small point of light is the lamp of my friend Olivier. Underwater cave, Mayotte
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Scientific expedition. Here we are at a horizontal progression of more than 60 m for a depth of more than 65 m. Olivier is setting up markers every
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Scientific expedition. Here we are at a horizontal progression of more than 60 m for a depth of more than 65 m. Olivier is setting up markers every 10 metres on the Ariane line. They will be used for the topographic surveys of the next dives.Underwater cave, Mayotte
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Rebreather diver. Photo taken at a depth of 70 m in this cave which has been underwater for 18,000 years. It's a great feeling to know that we are
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Rebreather diver. Photo taken at a depth of 70 m in this cave which has been underwater for 18,000 years. It's a great feeling to know that we are the first two humans to discover this place. Moreover, the information that this cave will be able to offer us, through the analysis of stalagmites and stalactites, will teach us a lot about the geology of Mayotte and the atmosphere of the cave at that time. Underwater cave, Mayotte
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Colomerus vitis (Pagenstecher, 1857) A species of the family Eriophyidae. These mites are microscopic in size. The one in this
© Jean Lecomte / Biosphoto
© Jean Lecomte / Biosphoto
Colomerus vitis (Pagenstecher, 1857) A species of the family Eriophyidae. These mites are microscopic in size. The one in this photograph measures only 43 µm (1/2 millimetre) and is therefore completely invisible without optical equipment such as a microscope. The Colomier mites live on the underside of the vine leaves where their bites cause a reaction of the plant in the form of blisters due to the formation of numerous filaments. The mites live in the middle of these filaments and are almost invisible. This disease is called grapevine erinosis.