Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) - more information about this crab and its impacts on the environment at the link.
Photograph: Blickwinkel/Alamy (via Urban wildlife ‘invaders’ - in pictures | Environment | guardian.co.uk)
Jeweled Flower Mantis (Creobroter gemmatus), nymph and adult
Don’t let anyone ever tell you that Harvey Ross Ball, an American commercial artist, designed the first smiley face in 1963 because, like most things, nature did it first.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China
See more Chinese praying mantids on my Flickr site HERE…..
(via allcreatures)
It really IS a small world after all! Judges for the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition sifted through hundreds of entries to highlight the best microscopic photography.
Flip through the album for incredible shots of bat embryos, cancer DNA, poison from a nettle plant, and other freakishly tiny wonders of the world.