Paul Bertner / Blue-legged Chameleon (Calumma crypticum) curled tail, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Ingo Arndt / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) detail of nest surface, Hessen, Germany, April.

Ingo Arndt / Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) web with dew drops, at sunrise, Germany, August.

Ingo Arndt / Flock of Bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla) perched together in branches. It's estimated that four million individiuals return to roost during winter in Black Forest, Germany. February.

Ingo Arndt / Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flock flying in formation to confuse hunting Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus), Rome, Italy. January 2009

Benjamin Olson / Storm clouds, Lakeville, Minnesota

Vincent Grafhorst / Lava in volcanic crater, Mount Nyiragongo, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Wim van den Heever / Leopard (Panthera pardus) cub looking up at birds (out of frame) with mother in background, Khwai River, Botswana. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the Asferico Photography Competition 201...

Claudio Contreras / Aerial view of Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) coastal lagoon, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding view of tail, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, August. Vulnerable species.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Common or plains zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) grazing in bushTarangire National Park, Northern Tanzania.

Wim van den Heever / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) viewed from above, Namib Desert, Namibia.