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Devils Marbles at sunset

Devils Marbles at sunset with Ghost gum (Corymbia aparrerinja). Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, on the Stuart Highway near Wauchope, Northern Territory, Australia

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Plasterer bee (Colletes cunicularius)

Plasterer bee (Colletes cunicularius). Species in this genus build underground nests and line the cells with a polyester secretion. They are often referred to as 'Polyester' bees. Collected pollen is clearly visible on hind legs. Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park, Bas Rhin, France

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Feather-duster worm (Bispira sp.)

Feather-duster worm (Bispira sp.), a tube worm with a colourful 'crown' of ornate feeding and respiratory tentacles. It is a sedentary polychaete safely enclosed within its tube which is usually largely embedded in sand at the edge of a shallow patch reef. Anilao, Manila, Philippines

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