Re Production Collection (page 6)

French soldier saying farewell to sweetheart, WW1
A French soldier saying farewell to his sweetheart on the outbreak of the First World War, with a battle raging in the background

Major General Elles in France during WW1
Major General Sir Hugh Jamieson Elles (1880-1945), British General and the first commander of the newly formed Tank Corps in the First World War

Reproduction management in dairy herd, marked artificially inseminated cow, England, february

Coralroot Bitter-cress (Cardamine bulbifera) flowering, with bulbils on stems, growing in beech woodland, Bulgaria, may

Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia marmorata) adult, ejecting sperm, Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia

Liver flukes, transverse sections
Liver flukes. Light micrographs of transverse sections through the male (top) and female (bottom) body areas of an adult liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica)

Earthworm, longitudinal section
Earthworm. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through the body of a round segmented earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris), showing the first 14 anterior segments

Ciliate protozoa, light micrograph
Ciliate protozoa. Light micrograph of a mixed population of freshwater ciliate protozoa and algae. The algae are the green filaments crossing the field

Large pond skaters mating on the surface of a pond containing Canadian pondweed (Elodea canadensis). The male is at top and the female is at bottom

Liver fluke, transverse section
Liver fluke. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the anterior half of a liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica), a hermaphrodite tremotode worm and endoparasite that infects sheep

Blattellid cockroach courtship. Male (left) and female (right) blattellid cockroaches courting on a leaf. The male has his wings raised

Campanularia hydrozoan, light micrograph
Campanularia hydrozoan. Polarised light micrograph of a hydroid colony of Campanularia polyps. The branches of the stem give rise to either feeding polyps (hydranths)

Nematode worm, transverse sections
Nematode worm. Light micrograph of three transverse sections through the body of a female round unsegmented worm (Ascaris lumbricoides)

Green algae colonies. Light micrograph of green algae colonies (Volvox sp.). These colonies are made up of approximately 500 individual flagellate cells, arranged in a glycoprotein filled sphere

Aggregating anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima). This species of sea anemone is also known as clonal anemone and can be found on rocky, tide swept shores

Ground bugs mating
Ground bugs (Lygaeus saxatilis) mating on a dandelion seed head

Cubic close-packed crystal structure
Haemoglobin molecule. Computer artwork showing the structure of a haemoglobin molecule. Haemoglobin is a metalloprotein that transports oxygen around the body in red blood cells

Mating pharaoh cuttlefish
Pharaoh cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis) mating. The male at centre is protecting the egg-laying female (below) from a rival male (above). The dark stripes and raised arms are threat displays

Giant cuttlefish mating
Giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama) mating. During copulations the male places his spermatophore (a capsule containing sperm cells) in a pouch under the females mouth

Butterfly eggs, SEM
Butterfly eggs. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the eggs of a butterfly (order Lepidoptera). One of the eggs at lower right is hatching

Nursery spider
Female nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) inside a spun nettle leaf. It is carrying an egg sac in its mouthparts. When the young emerge the spiders are guarded, an example of parental care

Giant cuttlefish in display combat
Giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama) in display combat over a female (foreground). The giant cuttlefish is native to southern Australia and it is the worlds largest cuttlefish species

Giant cuttlefish males fighting
Giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama) males fighting. The giant cuttlefish is native to southern Australia and it is the worlds largest cuttlefish species

Squid mating. Computer artwork of two squid using their arms and tentacles to mate. During mating, the male places his sperm in a pouch on the female body

Broadclub cuttlefish about to lay eggs
Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) female preparing to lay eggs in fire coral (Millepora sp.). The eggs harden after they are laid

Pregnant female scorpion. Scorpions give birth to live young after a gestation period ranging from a few months to over a year

Mating ticks. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of mating Ixodes sp. ticks. The male (green) is much smaller than the female (orange). This is known as sexual dimorphism

Wentletrap snail laying eggs. Wentletrap snail (Epitonium billeeanum, centre right) laying its eggs on a coral (Tubastrea sp.)

Giant cuttlefish couple
Giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama) couple. The larger male is guarding the female from rival males as she lays eggs. This cuttlefish inhabits coastal waters around southern Australia

Small white butterfly egg, SEM
Small white butterfly egg. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an egg of the small white butterfly (Pieris rapae)

Common whelks (Buccinum undatum) and their egg cases on a rock. The two whelks at centre right are mating. Each egg case houses between 200-1000 eggs, which will hatch after 3-9 months

Starfish regenerating a new body
Starfish growing a new body. The large arm (upper right) was severed from the body of a mature starfish. If the victim survived the injury, it will have grown a new arm

Roman snails mating
Roman snails (Helix pomatia) mating. Photographed in Sweden

Broadclub cuttlefish laying eggs
Female broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) laying eggs in fire coral. Photographed in Indonesia

Broadclub cuttlefish mating
Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) mating. After mating, the female lays numerous eggs in individual egg cases, attached to plants, rocks or corals

Pharaoh cuttlefish reproduction
Pharaoh cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis) reproduction. Male pharaoh cuttlefish (bottom) protecting a female (top) while she lays her eggs

Pond snail embryos. Light micrograph of developing pond snail embryos (Lymnaea stagnalis). The embryos are contained in egg sacs inside a protective jelly-like covering

Emperor penguins and chicks
Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) with their three-month-old chicks (grey). The adults feed them by regurgitating fish. These are the only penguins to breed during the Antarctic winter

Adelie penguin with chick
Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on its pebble nest with a two-day-old chick. Adelie penguins normally raise two chicks. The male and female take turns to incubate the eggs and feed the young

Eurasian oystercatcher nest (Haematopus ostralegus) containing three eggs close to Het Noorden windmill. The Eurasian oystercatcher breeds in western Europe, central Eurasia

Male frog and spawn. Male frog (Hyla sp.) surrounded by spawn which he has recently fertilised by squirting his sperm into the water

Mating common frogs (Rana temporaria). Two males compete for one female, both by grasping onto her, a process called amplexus. The male on her back is likely to be successful

Emperor penguin rookery
Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) rookery on sea ice. The grey-feathered chicks are three months old. The adults feed them by regurgitating fish

Cape gannet courtship ritual

Snakes mating
Red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) mating. The snakes mate in the spring, after emerging from hibernation. Later that year, each female produces about 16 young

Birds of paradise. 19th century artwork of two male great birds of paradise (Paradisea apoda), performing their display dance

Thick-billed weaver nest. This nest was built by the thick-billed weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons). This bird breeds in reeds

Emperor penguin chicks huddling
Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks huddling for warmth in the Antarctic spring. These grey-feathered chicks are about one month old. The adults feed them by regurgitating fish

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