Rare beauty
An infrequent but welcome sight on the undercliffs and chines (coastal valleys) of the south coast of the Isle of Wight and Channel Isles, the Glanville fritillary has one of the most restricted distributions in Britain. Once found as far north as Lincolnshire, its numbers declined dramatically from the 18th century. This composite photo combines multiple images to convey the movement of the insect.
The eyes have it
A close-up of an orange-tip’s head reveals its extraordinary compound eye, comprising several thousand facets or lenses. This creates a mosaic image, well adapted
