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Life Cycles Collection (#3)

"Life Cycles: A Journey of Growth and Transformation" The Common Frog starts its life as tadpoles

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Stick-like Mosquito larvae

Stick-like Mosquito larvae

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Aptenodytes patagonicus, side view, plump king penguin chick with thick dark brown down squats

Aptenodytes patagonicus, side view, plump king penguin chick with thick dark brown down squats on its webbed feet

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Side on view of a young brown penguin with a new coat looking down

Side on view of a young brown penguin with a new coat looking down

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Baby penguin facing the left

Baby penguin facing the left

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Front on view of a mother giraffe, six month old giraffe feeding from mother

Front on view of a mother giraffe, six month old giraffe feeding from mother

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Giraffa camelopardalis, side on view of a one year old giraffe stands near a fence with a few

Giraffa camelopardalis, side on view of a one year old giraffe stands near a fence with a few adult giraffes in background

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Brown baby penguin with its body facing the right and its head pointing upwards

Brown baby penguin with its body facing the right and its head pointing upwards

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Aptenodytes patagonicus, side view king penguin chick with fuzzy dark brown down opens its beak

Aptenodytes patagonicus, side view king penguin chick with fuzzy dark brown down opens its beak slightly

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Garden Spider babies - aggregation - UK

Garden Spider babies - aggregation - UK
SPH-830 Garden Spider babies - aggregation UK Araneus diadematus Money Spiders Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Red Eyed Damselfly - newly emerged and still in its teneral state - August - Cannock

Red Eyed Damselfly - newly emerged and still in its teneral state - August - Cannock - Staffordshire - England
GUY-108 Red Eyed Damselfly - newly emerged and still in its teneral state - August Cannock - Staffordshire - England Erthromma najas Guy Rogers Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Large Red Damselfly - still in early stages and not yet developed full colour while resting

Large Red Damselfly - still in early stages and not yet developed full colour while resting on bramble leaves - May
GUY-110 Large Red Damselfly - still in early stages and not yet developed full colour while resting on bramble leaves - May Cannock Chase - Staffordshite - England Pyrrhosoma nymphula Guy Rogers

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Frog Spawn - in garden pond - UK

Frog Spawn - in garden pond - UK
SPH-1671 Frog Spawn - in garden pond UK Rana temporaria Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Toad spawn - Cornwall - UK

Toad spawn - Cornwall - UK
DAC-469 Toad spawn Cornwall - UK Bufo bufo David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Four Spotted Chaser - dragonfly newly emerged and resting on grasses - May - Cannock Chase

Four Spotted Chaser - dragonfly newly emerged and resting on grasses - May - Cannock Chase - Staffordshire - England
GUY-99 Four Spotted Chaser - dragonfly newly emerged and resting on grasses - May Cannock Chase - Staffordshire - England Libellula quadrimaculata Guy Rogers Please note that prints are for personal

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Large Red Damselfly - newly emerged from nymphal case and going through changes to become a full

Large Red Damselfly - newly emerged from nymphal case and going through changes to become a full grown damselfly - May
GUY-123 Large Red Damselfly - newly emerged from nymphal case and going through changes to become a full grown damselfly - May Cannock chase - Staffordshire - England Pyrrhosoma nymphula Guy Rogers

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Sycamore Leaf

Sycamore Leaf
WAG-322 SYCAMORE - leaf Acer pseudoplatanus Wolfgang Wagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: European Treefrog - between tadpole and frog - Switzerland

European Treefrog - between tadpole and frog - Switzerland
MAR-1327 European Treefrog - between tadpole and frog Switzerland Hyla arborea Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: European Treefrog - between tadpole and frog - close-up of face - Switzerland

European Treefrog - between tadpole and frog - close-up of face - Switzerland
MAR-1324 European Treefrog - between tadpole and frog close-up of face - Switzerland Hyla arborea Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Silkworm Larvae - hatching

Silkworm Larvae - hatching
PM-3300 Silkworm Larvae - hatching Bombyx mori Pat Morris contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Fossil Ichthyosaur giving birth

Fossil Ichthyosaur giving birth
PM-7287 Fossil of ICHTHYOSAUR - giving birth Pat Morris contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Indian Moon Moth Caterpillar - Cross section of caterpillar in cocoon prior to pupation

Indian Moon Moth Caterpillar - Cross section of caterpillar in cocoon prior to pupation
PPG-234 Indian Moon Moth Caterpillar - Cross section of caterpillar in cocoon prior to pupation Actias selene Pascal Goetgheluck contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Poppy - opening

Poppy - opening
PPG-1350 Common Poppy - flower bud about to open. Papaver rhoeas Arable weed, found in fields and on disturbed ground Pascal Goetgheluck contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Red Admiral Butterfly - emerging from pupa

Red Admiral Butterfly - emerging from pupa
LB-6824 Red Admiral Butterfly - emerging from pupae Vanessa atlanta Ian Beames contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: European Common Frog - between tadpole and frog - Switzerland

European Common Frog - between tadpole and frog - Switzerland
MAR-1339 European Common Frog - between tadpole and frog Switzerland Rana temporaria Thomas Marent contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Tussock moths - after hatching out of the pupa - Gunung Leuser National Park - Northern Sumatra

Tussock moths - after hatching out of the pupa - Gunung Leuser National Park - Northern Sumatra - Indonesia
MAR-1643 Tussock moths - after hatching out of the pupa Gunung Leuser National Park - Northern Sumatra - Indonesia Lymantriidae Thomas Marent contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Hydra - testes and eggs

Hydra - testes and eggs
RD-292 Hydra - testes and eggs Hydra viridis Giacomo Radi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: European Treefrog - between tadpole and frog - Switzerland

European Treefrog - between tadpole and frog - Switzerland
MAR-1323 European Treefrog - between tadpole and frog Switzerland Hyla arborea Thomas Marent contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: European Treefrog - between tadpole and frog - Switzerland

European Treefrog - between tadpole and frog - Switzerland
MAR-1326 European Treefrog - between tadpole and frog Switzerland Hyla arborea Thomas Marent contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: eggs of Midwife Toad - Switzerland

eggs of Midwife Toad - Switzerland
MAR-1355 eggs of Midwife Toad Switzerland Alytes obstetricans Thomas Marent contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Indian Moon Moth Caterpillar - pupaea

Indian Moon Moth Caterpillar - pupaea
PPG-239 Indian Moon Moth Caterpillar - pupae Actias selene Pascal Goetgheluck contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Nudibranch eggs - Indonesia

Nudibranch eggs - Indonesia
LEE-268 Nudibranch eggs Indonesia Lea Lee contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Sea Urchin - spawning in mangrove area, Australia AU-1395

Sea Urchin - spawning in mangrove area, Australia AU-1395
PPC-20106 Sea Urchin - spawning in mangrove area Australia Diadema setosa Diadema setosum D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: European Common Frog - tadpole - Switzerland

European Common Frog - tadpole - Switzerland
MAR-1334 European Common Frog - tadpole Switzerland Rana temporaria Thomas Marent contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Paper Nautilus - in shallows to spawn AU-404

Paper Nautilus - in shallows to spawn AU-404
PPC-20012 Paper NAUTILUS / ARGONAUT - spawning in shallows Argonauta nodosa D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: 32282

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SE-1078 California Sea Lion - birth San Miguel Island- Channel Islands NP - California Zalophus californianus Suzi Eszterhas contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Garden Spider - babies, UK

Garden Spider - babies, UK
SPH-834 Garden Cross / Garden Orb-web / Cross SPIDER - young spiderlings UK Araneus diadematus Money Spiders Steve Hopkin contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest calving - Ngororongoro Crater Reserve - Serengeti - Tanzania

Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest calving - Ngororongoro Crater Reserve - Serengeti - Tanzania
SM-2625 Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest calving Ngororongoro Crater Reserve - Serengeti - Tanzania Connochaetes taurinus albojubatu Stefan Meyers contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Hummingbird Hawk Moth - pupa

Hummingbird Hawk Moth - pupa
JLM-11568 Hummingbird Hawk Moth - pupa Macroglossum stellatarum John Mason contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Coot HDD 330 Hatching series 3 of 7 Fulica atra © Hans D. Dossenbach / ardea. com

Coot HDD 330 Hatching series 3 of 7 Fulica atra © Hans D. Dossenbach / ardea. com
HDD-330 Black COOT - chick hatching from egg, sequence available Fulica atra Hatching series 3 of 7 Hans D Dossenbach contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Rabbit - with young - 3 days old

Rabbit - with young - 3 days old
JD-16098 RABBIT - with young, 3 days old John Daniels contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Monarch Butterfly - chrysalis - New York - USA

Monarch Butterfly - chrysalis - New York - USA
CAN-4113 Monarch Butterfly - chrysalis New York - USA Danaus plexippus John Cancalosi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Emperor moth larva - Lincolnshire - England

Emperor moth larva - Lincolnshire - England
GET-2247 Emperor moth larva Lincolnshire - England Saturnia pavonia Geoff Trinder contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Snail - eggs hatching

Snail - eggs hatching
DB-233 Snail - eggs hatching Donald Burgess contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Emperor Moth - larva on hawthorn - spinning a cocoon - UK

Emperor Moth - larva on hawthorn - spinning a cocoon - UK
DAC-415 Emperor Moth - larva on hawthorn - spinning a cocoon UK Saturnia pavonia David Chapman contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Coot HDD 328 Hatching series 1 of 7 Fulica atra © Hans D. Dossenbach / ardea. com

Coot HDD 328 Hatching series 1 of 7 Fulica atra © Hans D. Dossenbach / ardea. com
HDD-328 Black COOT - chick hatching from egg, sequence available Europe to SE Asia, N Africa Fulica atra Hatching series 1 of 7 Hans D Dossenbach contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Coot HDD 334 Hatching series 7 of 7 Fulica atra © Hans D. Dossenbach / ardea. com

Coot HDD 334 Hatching series 7 of 7 Fulica atra © Hans D. Dossenbach / ardea. com
HDD-334 Black COOT - newborn chick, hatching from egg, sequence available Fulica atra Hatching series 7 of 7 - further images available from Ardea Hans D Dossenbach contact details

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Silkworm Larvae - spinning cocoon

Silkworm Larvae - spinning cocoon
WW-3821 Silkworm Larvae - spinning cocoon Bombyx mori Wardene Weisser contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageLife Cycles Collection: Kestrel - female at nest on eggs

Kestrel - female at nest on eggs
WAT-5448 Kestrel / Common Kestrel - female at nest with eggs Falco tinnunculus M. Watson contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401




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"Life Cycles: A Journey of Growth and Transformation" The Common Frog starts its life as tadpoles, newly hatched and eager to explore the world beneath the water's surface. Witness the miracle of a 20-day-old Chicken chick still nestled snugly inside its egg, preparing for its grand entrance into the world. In the vast ocean, a Bottlenose Dolphin calf is born, immediately embraced by its loving mother in their first tender moments together. As spring arrives, woodlands come alive with vibrant bluebells, marking another cycle of nature's beauty and renewal. Behold the captivating Two-tailed Pasha butterfly or Foxy Charaxes gracefully fluttering through meadows, showcasing nature's intricate design. Delicate trout eggs develop slowly in freshwater streams until they hatch into tiny fry, embarking on their own aquatic journey. From within an eggshell emerges a fluffy Chicken chick recently hatched; witness its first steps towards independence and growth. Discover the extraordinary role reversal in seahorses as pregnant males carry developing babies within their pouches until birth occurs. At just 24 hours old, Mallard Duck ducklings waddle alongside their mother on land and glide effortlessly across serene waters - a sight that warms hearts everywhere. With anticipation building up, observe a Bottlenose Dolphin mother giving birth to her calf; once the tail emerges from this moment onward birth will occur within two hours. Dive into the depths where Bottlenose Dolphins engage in an enchanting mating ritual that strengthens bonds between pairs and ensures future generations thrive. Marvel at life's earliest stages as you peer inside an egg containing a 10-day-old Chicken chick embryo - nature's incredible process unfolding before your eyes. In every corner of our diverse planet lies evidence unfolding – reminding us that change is constant, growth is inevitable, and the beauty of transformation is all around us.