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Anopheles gambiae African Malaria mosquito unfed female, posing in typical diagonal position

Larva of Anopheles gambiae Malaria mosquito showing typical position, parallel to the water surface

Pupa of Anopheles mosquito based on Anopheles gambiae at water surface

Feeding African Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae showing stylets as she feeds, and swollen belly with tergites forced apart and excess liquid excreted during feeding

African Malaria Mosquito Life cycle Anopheles gambiae

Plums and Custard Fungus tricholomopsis rutilans showing mature and young fruting bodies.  This fungi is distinctive in its purple mottling on a cream background.

Oyster mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus growing from a shared base.  Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Scarlet Elf cap Sarcoscypha coccinea pen and ink illustration against moss

Trout swimming Salmo trutta seen from above on a sandy river bottom, demonstrating carangiform movement

Pen and ink illustration of the Cauliflower fungus Sparassis crispa

Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula in amongst vegetation emerging from its larval shell which it will leave behind as its exuvia, adult colours not yet fully developed, cut to white

Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula larvae under water on stony substrate with caudal lamellae or tracheal gills clearly visible; water plants including crowfoot behind

Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula life cycle showing all the life stages against a blue wash backround with aquatic plants and pebbles and mud, adult, mating pait, egg laying, egg, larva, exuvia, emergent adult all shown, water lily on water surface

Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula pair egg laying with male holding female with his anal claspers around her neck as she lays eggs just below the surface of the water

Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula adult against a blue background

Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula adult male cut to white

Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula pair mating in distinctive cartwheel shape with background of water and aquatic plants

Woodlouse Porcellio scaber illustration showing the rough crey surface and segmented body. Cut to whtie

Horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus wayercolour showing dorsal view of top of shell, cut to white

Oak polypore fungus piptoporus quercinus bracket fungus growing on the side of an oak tree

Meadow waxcap Hygrocybe pratensis pencil drawing

Wood Blewit Clitocybe nuda three purple fungi at different ages

Russula growing in pine needles

Crimson waxcap Hygrocybe punicea three fungi growing in grass