
Te Mokomoko a tohu Gecko
Te Mokomoko a tohu Gecko Hoplodactylus tohu showing pronounced brillar-fold, reduced infralabial fourth scale, and yellow eye. Coommissioned by the scientist who recently discovered this new species.

Holly Parachute fungus Marasmius hudsonii
Holly Parachute fungus Marasmius hudsonii. Illustration shows this tiny delicate fungus growing on dead and damp Holly leaves.

Blossom of Rowan Sorbus acuparia
Blossom of Rowan Sorbus acuparia. Close up illustration of a cluster of flowers.

Hairy dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy dragonfly Brachytron pratense male cut to white

Spruce Bark beetle Ips typographus
Spruce Bark beetle Ips typographus inset illustration against a background showing maternal and larval galleries in bark

Soft bog moss Sphagnum tenellum
Soft bog moss Sphagnum tenellum a clump of this tiny delicate yellow moss and details of a shoot tip, one leaf, one shoot, and a few shoots together

Weasel Mustela nivalis
Weasel Mustela nivalis cut to white, curled around and looking out at the viewer

Comparison of seed sizes
Comparison of the tiny seeds of plants such as poppy to the much larger enormous seeds of plants like the broad bean

Mixing tiny seeds with sand
Mixing tiny seeds in with some sand so you don’t lose the seeds and can see where you have sowed or broadcast them on the soil

Bark beetle damage
Spruce Bark beetle Ips typographus inset illustration against a background showing maternal and larval galleries in bark