Scansopteryx

Animals

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  Ethmia bipunctella. Candidate in Picture of the Year 2007
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  Alligator mississippiensis.
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  Rulyrana susatamai - Syn.: Cochranella susatamai.
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  Male Carolina Anole with partially expanded dewlap. on the English language Wikipedia
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  Yemen Chameleon.
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  Anolis allisoni.
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  Scorpionfish komodo.
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  Charaxes brutus natalensis.  
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  Australian blenny (Ecsenius axelrodi).
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  Corallimorpharia.
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  Frogfish ocellated.
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  Astrocyte.
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  A snowleopard (uncia uncia).
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  Panthera pardus.
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  Wet Lorikeet.
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  Argynnis paphia on Carduoidea. — candidate in Picture of the Year 2007
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  Dirce Beauty (Colobura dirce).  
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  Thea vigintiduopunctata.
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  peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus).
• : A Dietes grandiflora, a South African plant in the Iris family.
  : A Dietes grandiflora, a South African plant in the Iris family.
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  Ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus.
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  Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus (English: Yellow Day Lilly).
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  Red-eyed Tree Frog - Litoria chloris.
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  Oxysternon-conspicillatum male.
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  Kaisermantel (Argynnis paphia). You need an anaglyph (3-D glasses) to view this image
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  Gonepteriyx rhamni.
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  Sybilla pretiosa Cryptic mantis.
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  Aerial Garden-Ferns on a tree.
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  Rufous-collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus).
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  Mantis Ephestiasula sp Luc Viatour
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  Paradiesfisch (Makropode, Macropodus opercularis).
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  Lemur. — candidate in Picture of the Year 2008.
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  Miomantis paykullii (English: Egyptian mantis).
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  Plerogyra sinuosa (Bubble Coral).  
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  A trachyphyllia (open brain-coral).
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  A blue-legged hermit crab cleaning shells in an aquarium.  
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  Cynara cardunculus.
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  Hapalochlaena lunulata ("Greater blue-ringed octopus"). Tasik Ria, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  Nelumbo nucifera.
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  Grüner Leguan.  
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  Nymphaea tetragona.
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  Neutrophil engulfing anthrax bacteria.
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  Tiger baby with mother.
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  Hypselodoris bullocki.
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  Meiolania Platyceps skeleton.
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  Giant Cuttlefish.
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  Paracucumaria tricolor.
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  Carnegiea gigantea.
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  Sori (containing spores) on the underside of a curling fern.
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  Polished slice of petrified wood.
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  Klebriger Hörnling.
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  Syngnathus typhle.
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  Translucent Lunaria annua seed pods.
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  Variety of Sponges.
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  Mediterranean jellyfish.
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  Scyphozoa.
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  Scyphozoa ("Flower hat jellyfishes").
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  Scyphozoa.
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  Australischer Fetzenfisch.
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  Avispa marina.
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  Kils.
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  Bioluminescence kils.
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  Tomopteris from plankton.
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  Durvillea antarctica.
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  Table coral of genus Acropora (Acroporidae).
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  Ocean floor at Explorer's Cover, New Harbor, McMurdo Sound (Antartica).
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  Logarithmic spiral of a Nautilus.
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  Icefishuk.
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  Aniculus maximus.
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  Dusky turban snail (Tegula pulligo).
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  Cnidaria jellyfish.
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  The 49th plate from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur of 1904, showing various sea anemones classified as actiniae.
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  Synanceia verrucosa (colloquial: stone fish).
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  Underwater Ross Sea, Antartica.
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  Synchiropus splendidus (Mandarinfish), Aquarium-Muséum Liège, Belgium.
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  Ophiocoma aethiops (de: Schwarzer Schlangenstern).
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  Marine embryos, larvas and invertebrates.
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  Giant Dolium (X-rayed).
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  Kelp in Neskowin.
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  Symphysodon aequifasciatus ("Leopard Snakeskin").
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  Hvalba at Faroe Islands.
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  The Christmas tree worm - Spirobranchus giganteus seen here on Elbow Reef, Florida.
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  Tropheus duboisi.
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  Hyperia.
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  Total internal reflection of Chelonia mydas.
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  Synanceia nana
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  Astrophyton darwinium.
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  Asterionella formosa.
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  Dinobryon sp. (Chrysophyceae).
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  Diver in kelp forest.
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  Hawaii turtle diving.
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  Borstenwürmer des Meeres.
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  Cuttle fish.
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  Beluga whale.
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  Corynactis californica in tide pools.
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  Semperina rubra soft coral with polyps extended..
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  Soft coral. Likely of family Clavulariidae.
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  Amphiprion sp. (Anemonefish) in Entacmaea quadricolor (Bulb sea anemone).
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  Lamprometra sp. (Feather star).
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  Diplosoma virens Didemnidae.
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  Rhopalaea sp. (Blue sea squirts).
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  Pomacanthus imperator (Emperor angelfish) juvenile.
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  Ocellated frogfish (Antennarius ocellatus) from East Timor.
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  Bobtail squid.
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  Armina Nick Hobgood.
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  Nembrotha lineolata mating.
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  Cerberilla ambonensis nudibranch.
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  Notodoris gardineri nudibranch of East Timor.
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  Chelidonura pallida (Aglajidae slug).
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  Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus).
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  Unidentified Asteroidea.
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  Chromodoris quadricolor.
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  Scorpionfish.
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  Striped colonial anemone.
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  Rainbow Lorikeet hanging from a tree.
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  Eurasian Eagle Owl (POTY 2007 cand.).
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  Pacman frog.
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  Lemur.
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  Polygonia interrogationis ("Question Mark Butterfly").
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  Jaguar.
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  Myrmecophaga tridactyla.
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  Lynx.
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  Argyeus hyperbius.
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  Chamaeleo jacksonii.
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  Jaguar.
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  White tiger.
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  Ailurus fulgens (Red Panda).
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  Dendrobates azureus.  
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  Panthera pardus pardus (colloquial: black leopard).
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  Aseroe rubra, woodchips, Bomaderry Creek NSW, Australia (CAT).
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  Saimiri sciureus.
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  Spider web of an araneus in contre-jour.
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  Carabus auratus with prey.
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  Danaus plexippus caterpillar.
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  Microscope view of a pyralidae moth.
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  Mouthparts of a Pentatomid bug.
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  Pavo cristatus albus.
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  Sarangani tarsier.
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  Attacus atlas female from Indonesia.
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  Spider web with water drops reflecting sunlight.
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  Communal spider web, 200 yards (en:Lake Tawakoni State Park).
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  Möwe am Strand.
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  Raoiella indica ("red palm mite") an invasive species in the Caribbean (cat).
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  Iguana iguana male.
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  Tired moose.
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  Thunder is just a nice guy.
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  'Torynorrhina flammea chicheryi. This shiny green shade looks so nice.  
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  Snipe fly (Rhagio scolopaceus).
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  Swans flirting (heart's shape).  
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  A Chrysiridia madagascarensis.
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  Mouthparts of a Pentatomid bug (de: Kopf einer Baumwanze).
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  Fossil Mammuthus primigenius (Siberia).
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   N-a-s-t-y  c-a-t !  :-O
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  Military drill^^?
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  ... cute.
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  Listen, do you want to know a secret.
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  Yeah! (this is a strange facial expression).
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  Cats hugging.
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  Black cat and white cat sleeping.
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  Expression of the Emotions, Figure 18 (monkey).
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  Dodo.
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  Okapi.
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  Rainbow Lorikeet hanging from a tree.
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  Lamprey mouth.
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  Halcyon smyrnensis.
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  XN Platycnemis pennipes.
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  Low temperature scanning electron microscope magnification a snow crystals.
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  DNA ligase.
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  Bacterial cells of staphylococcus aureus, one of the causal agents of mastitis in dairy cows.
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  Overlook at Wiseman's View in the Linville Gorge.
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  Rich Creek.
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  Palanis, India.
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  Surface texture on a growler of black ice. There are bowl-like depressions in the surface created to the melting process in the sea water.  
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  Sabang Daylighthole (Palawan Is.), Philippines.
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  Arnisee, Canton Uri, Switzerland.
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  Black ice growler.
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  Tundra vegetation at Sydkap, inner Scoresby Sund, East Greenland.
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  Ice block nearby Jökulsárlón, Iceland.
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  A neuron.
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  Human sperm egg.
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  Peptostreptococcus spp.
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  Snowflake.
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  Hoarfrost.
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  Scanning tunneling microscope image of a crystal.
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  Delta of the Río Paraná, Landsat image.
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  Aluvial fan, Taklimakan Desert, XinJiang Province, China.
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  Malachite.
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  Artists Palette.
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  Quartz, Tibet.
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  NGC 6302 Hubble.
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  Creek in the Ramsauer Ache, Zauberwald, Bavaria.
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  Agate, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
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  Fly Geyser in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada.
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  Pyrite.
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  Opal.
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  Cairns on Baekdu Mountain (border between North Korea and China).
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  Solar glory in the steam from am hot spring at Yellowstone National Park.
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  Plitvice Lakes National Park.
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  Opal from Yowah, Australia. {{FP star}
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  Southern Sky.
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  Sunset in Cambridge.
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  Island of Hawai'i - Landsat mosaic.
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  Garden of the Gods.
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  Male Mackerel tabby cat sitting on himself.
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  Lightning.
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  Titanium.
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  Chocolate Hills, Bohol, Philippines.
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  Sediment off the Yucatan Peninsula.
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  Beach of Anse Source d'Argent on the island of La Digue, Seychelles.
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  village of Sainte-Enimie at the entrance of the Gorges du Tarn, Département Lozère.
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  Mount John Laurie a.k.a. Yamnuska west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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  Wulingyuan from Tianzishan.
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  Sulfur dioxide emissions from the Halemaumau vent.
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  Titan-crystal bar.
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  Delphinapterus leucas at the North Pole.
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  Big Sur, California.
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  Hopetoun falls.
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  Caracol Falls.
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  Krokoit ;ineralogisches Museum, Bonn.
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  Hucker Moor.
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  Palouse hills northeast of Walla Walla.
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  Bombetoka Bay.
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  Fly Geyser in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada.
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  Ruby Falls.
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  Angel's Landing, Zion National Park, Utah.
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  Meteora, Greece.
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  Copper.
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  Boomerang nebula taken by Hubble Space Telescope.
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  Grotte Castellana.
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  Painted Desert, Arizona.
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  Ditto.
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  Pangong tso (India/China), highest salt water lake in the world.
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  Artist's Palette, Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, New Zealand.
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  Water drop.
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  Mt. Cleveland, Alaska, USA.
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  Venus globe.
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  Cone Nebula (NGC 2264) Star-Forming Pillar of Gas and Dust.
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  Solenostomus paradoxus, black.
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  Cicindela sexguttata.
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  Solenostomus paradoxus - Harlequin Ghost Pipefish.
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  Sea dragon.
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  Entelurus aequoreus.
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  Peyto Lake, Banff NP, Canada.
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  Cinnyricinclus leucogaster.
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  Nymphaea abloom.
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  Argiope bruennichi.
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  Diamond Weevil Side.
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  Pineapplefish (Cleidopus gloriamaris), Australia.
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  Puffer Fish.
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  Rivulogammarus pulex.
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  Flamingos at Kamfersdam.
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  Baobab.
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  Herceptin.
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  Pseudobiceros hancockanus.
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  Synchiropus splendidus.
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  Kesselstein.
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  Pilot Mountain, North Carolina.
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  Chlamydomonas.
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  Mount Redoubt with mushroom cloud during eruption.
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  Cranberry harvesting.
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  Pacman frog.
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  Convolvulus tricolor.
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  Nepenthes villosa.
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  Paeonia.
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  Conidia-laden conidiophores of a Phialophora verrucosa fungal organism (photomicrograph).
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  Vortex.
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  Satirraius serpentarius ("Secretary Bird").
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  Aerogel. (chemical?)
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  Pahoeoe fountain.
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  Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, in Utah.
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  Desiccation cracks in dried sludge.
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  Ice thin-section.
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  Teufelsschloss.
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  Coral stained.
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  Noctiluca scintillans varias.
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  Mikrofossils from a sediment core, Diatom.
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  blue and red lights.
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  Sponge spicule (mikrofossil).
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  Cyclotellameneghiniana.
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  Triceratium dubium.
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  Cheiridopsis denticulata.
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  Flamingo.
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  Red Rocks, AZ.
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  New York sunrise.
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  Atlantic ocean inlet at Severna Park, Maryland (before dawn).
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  Salamanca.
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  Ciconia nigra.
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  A Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus).
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  Hop merchant caterpillar.
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  Cats of TrysT (flickr) hugging.
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  Super massive black hole (artist's impression).
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  Actiniaria.
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  Volcanic lake of Erta Ale, Ethopia.
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  Kaindy lake, Kazakhstan.
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  Rogue River Oregon.
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  Gaillardia fanfare.
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  Loeriesfontein, Northern Cape of South Africa.
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  Bamboo maze (Japan).
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  Formica Leo, Réunion.  
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  Betsiboka.
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  Katydid.
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  Fulvous forest skimmer.
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  Shark egg.
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  Chlorophanes spiza.
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  Hidden Valley National Park.
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  Gili Meno, Indonesia.
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  Coles Bay, Australia.
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  Puncak - Bogor - West Java.
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  Backlit mushroom.
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  Tibouchina urvilleana.
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  Helenium.
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  Resin from Pinus Radiata Stump ...  
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  Taormina - Piazza Duomo.
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  Canigou.
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  Pollution over Indonesia and the Indian Ocean on October 22, 1997.
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  Sunset in Yuanyang, China.
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  Drosera.
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  Gephyrocapsa oceanica.
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  Dahlak Archipelago.
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  Al Humrah.
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  A salt lake in the United States.
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  Senegal River.
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  Salt Lake in Iran.
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  Unidentified Rosa cultivar.
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  Roter Kamm impact crater in Southwest Namibia, meteorite collided with Earth approximately 5 million years ago (False color space radar).
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  Great Blue Hole.
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  Chinoike Jigoku in Beppu, Oita prefecture, Japan.
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  Champagne Pool, Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, New Zealand.
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  Open-pit diamond mine in Kimberley, South Africa.
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  Dioptasa Tsumeb.
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  Bournite iridescence.
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  Realgar and orpiment.
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  Adachi Museum of Art Garden, Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
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  Reticulated brittle star (Ophionereis reticulata), Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
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  A beach in the Camarque, France.
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  Panamic Cushion Star (Pentaceraster cumingi).
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  Pangong tso (India/China), highest salt water lake in the world.
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  Artist's Palette, Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, New Zealand.
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  Water drop.
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  Mt. Cleveland.
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  Venus globe.
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  Cone Nebula (NGC 2264) Star-Forming Pillar of Gas and Dust.
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  Solenostomus paradoxus, black.
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  Cicindela sexguttata.
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  Solenostomus paradoxus - Harlequin Ghost Pipefish.
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  Sea dragon.
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  Entelurus aequoreus.
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  Peyto Lake, Banff NP, Canada.
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  Cinnyricinclus leucogaster.
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  Nymphaea abloom.
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  Argiope bruennichi.
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  Diamond Weevil Side.
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  Pineapplefish (Cleidopus gloriamaris), Australia.
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  Puffer Fish.
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  Rivulogammarus pulex.
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  Flamingos at Kamfersdam.
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  Baobab.
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  Herceptin.
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  Pseudobiceros hancockanus.
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  Synchiropus splendidus.
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  Kesselstein.
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  Dorsal side of a Question Mark Butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis).
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  Pilot Mountain, North Carolina.
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  Visualisierung von Atomsondendaten eines Cu/Ni-Fe Multilayersystems auf einem Wolframsubstrat ohne Wärmebehandlung.
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  Chlamydomonas.
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  Mount Redoubt with mushroom cloud during eruption.
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  Cranberry harvesting.
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  Convolvulus tricolor.
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  Washington Park Arboretum Japanese Garden (Seattle).
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  Nepenthes villosa.
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  Paeonia.
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  Conidia-laden conidiophores of a Phialophora verrucosa fungal organism (photomicrograph).
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  Vortex.
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  Aerogel. (chemical?)
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  Pahoeoe fountain.
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  Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, in Utah.
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  Desiccation cracks in dried sludge.
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  Ice thin-section.
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  Teufelsschloss.
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  Coral stained.
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  Mikrofossils from a sediment core of the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP), Diatom.
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  Noctiluca scintillans varias.
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  Mikrofossils from a sediment core, Diatom.
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  Sponge spicule (mikrofossil).
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  Triceratium dubium.
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  Cheiridopsis denticulata.
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  Flamingo.
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  Red Rocks, AZ.
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  New York sunrise.
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  Atlantic ocean inlet at Severna Park, Maryland (before dawn).
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  Salamanca.
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  Ciconia nigra.
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  A Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus).
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  Hop merchant caterpillar.
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  Cats of TrysT (flickr) hugging.
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  Super massive black hole (artist's impression).
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  Actiniaria.
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  Volcanic lake of Erta Ale, Ethopia.
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  Kaindy lake, Kazakhstan.
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  Rogue River Oregon.
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  Gaillardia fanfare.
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  Loeriesfontein, Northern Cape of South Africa.
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  Bamboo maze (Japan).
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  Formica Leo, Réunion.  
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  Betsiboka.
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  Katydid.
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  Fulvous forest skimmer.
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  Shark egg.
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  Chlorophanes spiza.
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  Hidden Valley National Park.
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  Gili Meno, Indonesia.
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  Coles Bay, Australia.
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  Puncak - Bogor - West Java.
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  Backlit mushroom.
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  Tibouchina urvilleana.
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  Helenium.
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  Resin from Pinus Radiata Stump ...  
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  Taormina - Piazza Duomo.
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  Canigou.
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  Pollution over Indonesia and the Indian Ocean on October 22, 1997.
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  Sunset in Yuanyang, China.
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  Drosera.
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  Gephyrocapsa oceanica.
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  Dahlak Archipelago.
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  Al Humrah.
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  A salt lake in the United States.
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  Senegal River.
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  Salt Lake in Iran.
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  Blue rosa cultivar, Brazil.
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  Roter Kamm impact crater in southwest Namibia, meteorite collided with Earth approximately 5 million years ago (False color space radar).
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  Great Blue Hole.
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  Chinoike Jigoku in Beppu, Oita prefecture, Japan.
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  Champagne Pool, Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, New Zealand.
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  Open-pit diamond mine in Kimberley, South Africa.
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  Dioptasa Tsumeb.
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  Bournite iridescence.
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  Realgar and orpiment.
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  Adachi Museum of Art Garden, Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
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  Reticulated brittle star (Ophionereis reticulata), Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
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  A beach in the Camarque, France.
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  Panamic Cushion Star (Pentaceraster cumingi).
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  Crimson rosella feeding on african boxthorn
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  Aratinga solstitialis.
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  Ophrys apifera (flower).
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  Oxytheca perfoliata.
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  Fagus sylvatica Purpurea.
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  Boat Orchiden (Cymbidium en Clarisse Austin 'Best Pink') -- POTD 2009-11-23
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  Black sea water near Fiolent.  
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  Chrysanthemum.  
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  Tafoni.
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  Lizard Moloch horridus (Australia).
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  Poppy Papaver nudicaule.
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  Oscar the tabby cat with red paws nail paint.
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  Crop in Kansas.
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  Ecoscopeu.
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  South Central Farm.
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  Ptilidium pulcherrinum thallus.
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  Ant Lion portrait.
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  Nematoda Gadus Morhua Fish Market, Atlantic Canada.
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  shell of Epitonium scalare. POTD 2010-04-03
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  Crateva religiosa (Capparaceae).
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  Tonicella lokii - Käferschnecke.
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  Panthera pardus, close-up.
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  Nelumno nucifera.
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  Murex pecten.
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  Beagle and sleeping black and white kitty.
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  Sea foam.
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  Visualization of a DTI measurement of a human brain. This is a featured picture on the German language Wikipedia. This is a featured picture on the English language Wikipedia.
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  Cluster of bride's bouquet and bridesmaid's bouquets (Gerbera).
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  Plerogyra sinuosa (Bubble Coral) under actinic light in aquarium.
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  Arbutus andrachne (Greek Strawberry Tree/Cyprus Strawberry Tree).  
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  Symmetry Of Life Forms On Earth.
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  A back-lit mushroom, revealing the gills.
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  Fasern eines Baumes.