biodiversity

An 1827 illustration of the extinct <n>Great Auk</n> by artist <n>John James Audubon</n>.

A microscopic arrangement of <n>diatoms</n> from Newport Beach, California.

Color lithograph of <n>Taraxacum officinale</n> by <n>W. Müller</n> from <n>Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen</n>, 1887.

A relief print of a tree cross-section by artist <n>Bryan Nash Gill</n>.

Macro photograph of a <n>Mycena pseudocorticola</n> mushroom by <n>Ryan</n>.

Bryophytes

Close-up of <n>Bryophytes</n>. Photo by <n>Jorge Aleman</n>.

<n>Leopard sharks</n> at <n>Julian Rocks</n> in Byron Bay, Australia.

<n>Fairy Parachute Fungi</n> (Marasmiellus candidus).

Assortment of <n>Fossil Diatoms</n>. Photo by <n>Astrid and Hanns-Frieder Michler</n> for <n>Science Photo Library</n>.

<n>Trophallaxis</n> by <n>Prathamesh Ghadekar</n>, winner of the 2021 <n>Royal Society of Biology Photography Competition</n>.

A meme known as <n>The Mycelial Urge</n>.

A timelapse of <n>Magpie shaggy inkcap fungi</n> (<n>Coprinopsis picaceus</n>) dissolving over 5 days.

A drawing of a Scots Pine (<n>Pinus sylvestris</n>) from the <n>Wurzelatlas</n> by <n>Erwin Lichtenegger</n> and <n>Lore Kutschera</n>.

A <n>botanical illustration</n> of a <n>dandelion</n>, c. 1905.

A cluster of <n>Laccaria amethystina</n> mushrooms. Photo by <n>Pat O'Reilly</n> and <n>Sue O'Reilly</n>.

Artwork by artist <n>Burina Daria</n> for her project <n>UGLY CUPID</n>.

<n>Enterobacteria phage T2</n> viruses attacking an <n>Escherichia coli</n> bacterium. Photo by <n>Dr Kari Lounatmaa</n>.

A pelagic octopus, photographed by <n>Jeff Rotman</n> in 1980.

A found game disc for <n>Wii Sports Resort</n> by <n>Nintendo</n>.

<n>Crocodile, Serengeti</n>. Photo by <n>Chris Schmid</n> for <n>National Geographic Your Shot</n>.

<n>Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas)</n> from the <n>California Academy of Sciences</n>. Photo by <n>Dong Lin</n>.

<n>American Elm Print</n>. A block print in black ink on natural paper.

Russian artist <n>Dasha Plesen</n> cultivates fungi and bacteria in petri dishes, documenting their growth.

<n>Cassiopeia</n> jellyfish from the book '<n>Sea jellies: rainbows in the sea</n>' by <n>Elizabeth Tayntor Gowell</n>.

A diagram titled <n>Seed Plant Structure and Function</n> illustrating the process of <n>transpiration</n> in plants.