Biosphoto : Agence Photographique spécialisée dans la Nature et l'Environnement

RM2490544JPG

Goeldi's Monkey (Callimico goeldii) observing a brown bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) in a cage in the Menagerie Zoo of the Muséum national d'histoire

2490544

Right Managed

Goeldi's Monkey (Callimico goeldii) observing a brown bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) in a cage in the Menagerie Zoo of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France

RM2153238JPG

White-spotted pufferfish, Torquigener albomaculosus. Male with characteristic circular nest in the sand on the foreground. Males never reuse a

2153238

Right Managed

White-spotted pufferfish, Torquigener albomaculosus. Male with characteristic circular nest in the sand on the foreground. Males never reuse a nest. The spectacular nest with 2 meters in diameter is excavated on the sand to attract the females with the impressive design. Amami Oshima Island. Japan Digital composite. Composite image

Restrictions:

Non exclusive sale
Sale prohibited by some Agents
Sale prohibited for poster and Fine art print worlwide

RM2103602JPG

To try to defend the colony from this incessant predation, the bees fight back by forming a cluster on the flight board. They thus save a few

2103602

Right Managed

To try to defend the colony from this incessant predation, the bees fight back by forming a cluster on the flight board. They thus save a few foraging bees returning after gathering nectar and pollen from the flowers. France

Restrictions:

Non exclusive sale
Sale prohibited by some Agents

RM2103601JPG

Face-off between David and Goliath. The bee has no chance of defeating the formidable predator that is the Asian hornet Vespa velutina.

2103601

Right Managed

Face-off between David and Goliath. The bee has no chance of defeating the formidable predator that is the Asian hornet Vespa velutina.

Restrictions:

Non exclusive sale
Sale prohibited by some Agents

RM2103530JPG

Apidologie - Bees in a flight tunnel. This procedure was used to show that the evaluation of distance by bees proceeds from their

2103530

Right Managed

Apidologie - Bees in a flight tunnel. This procedure was used to show that the evaluation of distance by bees proceeds from their visual system. And through the white and black stripes, its has been shown that it also depends on the landscape's structure. This experiment was carried out by then calculating the length of the bees's dance in relation to the food source of which the distance was identified. /

Restrictions:

Non exclusive sale
Sale prohibited by some Agents

RM2103518JPG

Apidologie - A bee in front of an odor gun. This technique allows for an association between an odor and a sugary reward. A sweet solution is applied

2103518

Right Managed

Apidologie - A bee in front of an odor gun. This technique allows for an association between an odor and a sugary reward. A sweet solution is applied to the antennas and the bee stretches out its proboscis, its little trunk. This odor-reflex association has brought to light the bees' capacity to remember odors and the time necessary to acquire olfactory memory. But also more complex learning: for example, an odor A is associated with a sugary solution and an odor B is not. Then, shortly after, it is reversed: the odor A is no longer associated with sugar but the odor B is. Result: the bee is capable of replacing the first signal by the new one. Centre for , FranceResearch, CNRS, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse

Restrictions:

Non exclusive sale
Sale prohibited by some Agents

RM2103464JPG

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Microchips are used by researchers to mark the bees and identify them with a scanner at the entrance

2103464

Right Managed

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Microchips are used by researchers to mark the bees and identify them with a scanner at the entrance to the hive or near the nurse bees. In that way, it is possible to monitor the bees' activities on an individual level. The times they go out, etc… Research Center HOBOS, Würzburg, Germany.

Restrictions:

Non exclusive sale
Sale prohibited by some Agents

RM2090991JPG

volcanologist on Piton de la Fournaise in activity, Volcano eruption 16 of september 2016, Reunion

2090991

Right Managed

volcanologist on Piton de la Fournaise in activity, Volcano eruption 16 of september 2016, Reunion

RM2081314JPG

Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca),captive, Chengdu Panda Base, Sichuan, China

2081314

Right Managed

Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca),captive, Chengdu Panda Base, Sichuan, China

RM2050771JPG

Caribbean flamingo on a nest with chick. Cuba.

2050771

Right Managed

Caribbean flamingo on a nest with chick. Cuba.

Restrictions:

Non exclusive sale

RM2050733JPG

Two Komodo Dragons are fighting each other. Very rare picture.

2050733

Right Managed

Two Komodo Dragons are fighting each other. Very rare picture.

Restrictions:

Non exclusive sale

RM2030219JPG

West African Gabon viper's venom removal in a laboratory. Latoxan

2030219

Right Managed

West African Gabon viper's venom removal in a laboratory. Latoxan Laboratory

Restrictions:

Non exclusive sale
Editorial use only

RM1934269JPG

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

1934269

Right Managed

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.

RM1934268JPG

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

1934268

Right Managed

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.

RM1934267JPG

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

1934267

Right Managed

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.

RM1934217JPG

Scientists in laboratory - Aquarius Reef Base Florida ; Dr. Chris Martens (front left), Dr.Niels Lindquist (left), UNC Chapel Hill and other members

1934217

Right Managed

Scientists in laboratory - Aquarius Reef Base Florida ; Dr. Chris Martens (front left), Dr.Niels Lindquist (left), UNC Chapel Hill and other members of the saturation diver team /2011 Ocean Acidification Mission

RM1420002JPG

Transversal cut of a spine of sea urchin ; Lighting in bright background, magnification x 40. Colors by computer processing.

1420002

Right Managed

Transversal cut of a spine of sea urchin ; Lighting in bright background, magnification x 40. Colors by computer processing.

RM1156436JPG

Sponge spicules Chondrilla nucula polarized light

1156436

Right Managed

Sponge spicules Chondrilla nucula polarized light

RM1156399JPG

Microscopic view of moss branch Tortula papillosa

1156399