Images Dated 24th November 2006

Heian Jingu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Heian Jingu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan
Japan, Honshu, Kansai region, Kyoto City, Heian-Jingu, this impressive shrine complex Heian-Jingu (Shrine) was built in 1895 to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of the founding of Kyoto - detail

© Gavin Hellier

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Hairy frogfish (Antennarius hispidus)

Hairy frogfish (Antennarius hispidus). This frogfish has skin formations that provide camouflage, allowing it to hide among algae and coral. It attracts prey by wiggling a lure (centre left) on its forehead, which simulates a small fish or shrimp. It lies motionless for long periods, pouncing when its prey comes near. Photographed in Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia

© PETER SCOONES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Ecological food web

Ecological food web, computer artwork. This model represents the extinct ecosystem of the Messel pit, Germany. Fossil animal and plant life is represented by the coloured nodes. Red nodes are lowest trophic level organisms such as plants and detritus, orange represents intermediate species and yellow represents top level species and primary predators. Relationships between organisms are shown by the connecting lines. Thick lines connect to predator species and thin lines connect to prey. Food webs are used by biologists to study species interaction. The Messel pit was formed 50 million years ago and contains a large number of fossils. Model created by Neo Martinez, Pacific Ecoinformatics and Computational Ecology Lab, USA

© NEO MARTINEZ/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY