Life Cycles Collection (#4)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Olive Ridley / Golfina Turtle - hatchlings approach sea - after sundown the nests hatch
JVG-2939 Olive Ridley / Golfina TURTLE - Hatchlings approach sea Orissa Coast, India. Lepidochelys olivacea Hatchlings - After sundown the nests hatch and the turtles head for the sea in daylight

Chicken JD 4377 Chick & egg shell © John Daniels / ardea. com
JD-4377 chicken - chick and egg shell John Daniels contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Common Frog - spawning in pond - Essex - UK RE000233
COS-4211 Common Frog - spawning in pond Essex - UK Rana temporaria Bill Coster contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Common Frog - spawning in pond - Essex - UK RE000241
COS-4212 Common Frog - spawning in pond Essex - UK Rana temporaria Bill Coster contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Monarch Butterfly - adult recently emerged from chrysalis - New York - USA
CAN-4285 Monarch Butterfly - adult recently emerged from chrysalis New York - USA Danaus plexippus John Cancalosi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Runner Bean - germination. One the right way up (right) the other upside down. Geotropism
PM-5035 Runner Bean - germination. One the right way up (right) the other upside down Geotropism Phaseolus coccineus Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Ash Grey Slug Curled up with eggs, UK
SPH-3182 Ash-Grey / Ash-black SLUG - curled up with eggs UK Limax cinereoniger Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Horseshoe Crab - eggs Reeds Beach, New Jersey, USA
JZ-1984 Horseshoe Crab - eggs Reeds Beach, New Jersey, USA. Limulus polyphemus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fen raft spider Maternity web, nest with juveniles on the watersoldiers
VG-11320 Fen raft SPIDERS - maternity web, nest with juveniles on Water Soldier (Stratoides aloides) Dolomedes plantarius Dolomedus plantarius Widely distributed in Europe. Endangered in the UK

Channeled apple snail eggs - These snails are invasive in Florida and not native
JZ-3355 Channeled apple snail eggs - These snails are invasive in Florida and not native Snail kites have been so far doing well with them

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AUS-281 Magnificent spider - minute but mature male leaving egg sac, New South Wales, Australia Ordgarius magnificus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

Horse Chestnut - studio image showing new plant shoot. Shows the growth & development including the root
WAT-12884 Horse Chestnut - studio image showing new plant shoot. Shows the growth & development including the root, conker & shoot. Aesculus hippocastanum M

Dandelion - seed head UK
SPH-381 Dandelion - seed head UK Taraxacum officinale Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Wood Anemone - flowers, closing in the evening
ROG-5563 Wood Anemone - flowers, closing in the evening. Anemone nemorosa Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Sticky buds (horse chesnut) opening in spring
ROG-11539 Horse Chestnut - Sticky buds opening in spring UK Aesculus hippocastaneus Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Sessile oak: seedling in woodland
ROG-11486 Sessile oak - seedling in woodland UK Quercus petraea Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Italian Crested Newt - embryo
RD-22 Italian Crested Newt - embryo Triturus carnifex Giacomo Radi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

White Campion - close-up of immatures seeds. Europe
PPG-1489 White Campion - close-up of immatures seeds. Europe. Silene alba Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

White Campion - cross-section of a fruit with its seeds. Europe
PPG-1491 White Campion - cross-section of a fruit with its seeds Europe Silene alba Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

White Campion - cross-section of a female flower Europe
PPG-1490 White Campion - cross-section of a female flower Europe Silene alba Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Pubescent Birch Tree - February
PL-960 Pubescent BIRCH - in Winter February Betula pubescens Sequence through the seasons Jens-Peter Laub Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Pubescent Birch - October
PL-958 Pubescent BIRCH - in Autumn October Betula pubescens Sequence through the seasons Jens-Peter Laub Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Pubescent Birch - May, in full leaf
PL-959 Pubescent BIRCH - in full leaf, early Summer May Betula pubescens Sequence through the seasons Jens-Peter Laub Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Pubescent Birch - April, with new laeves
PL-961 Pubescent BIRCH - new leaves, Spring April Betula pubescens Sequence through the seasons Jens-Peter Laub Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Tadpole - (Reticulated Poison Dart Frog) - Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve - Iquitos - Peru
MAR-663 Tadpole - (Reticulated Poison Dart Frog) llpahuayo Mishana National Reserve - Iquitos - Peru Ranitomeya reticulatus Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Germinating bean seed UK - root of germinating bean seed showing positive geotropism, with first leaves just emerging
MAB-49 Germinating bean seed - root showing positive geotropism, with first leaves just emerging UK Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

High / Common Mallow France
LA-1072 High / Common Mallow - with single, open flower France Malva sylvestris Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Hyacinth LA 102 Cross Section in earth showing roots © J. M. Labat ARDEA LONDON
LA-102 HYACINTH - DEVELOPMENT STAGE 4 Cross Section in earth showing roots Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Puff Ball
JLM-4612 PUFFBALL FUNGUS Lycoperdon perlatum John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Palmate Newt - tadpole
JC-313 Palmate Newt - tadpole Triturus helveticus John Clegg Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Spotted Fritillary Butterfly pupa. UK
DOW-246 Spotted Fritillary Butterfly pupa. UK Melitaea didyma Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Harlequin Ladybird larva pupating. UK
DOW-244 Harlequin Ladybird larva pupating. UK Harmonia axyridis Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Larva of 2 Spot ladybird. UK
DOW-243 Larva of 2 Spot ladybird. UK Adalia bipunctata Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Hatching Harlequin Ladybird larvae - UK
DOW-212 Hatching Harlequin Ladybird larvae UK Harmonia axyridis Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly pupa. About to hatch - wing markings showing. UK
DOW-233 Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly pupa. About to hatch - wing markings showing. UK Aglais urticae Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Newly emerged White Plume Moth with pupal case. UK
DOW-227 Newly emerged White Plume Moth with pupal case UK Pterophorus pentadactyla Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Newly hatched Harlequin Ladybird larvae. UK
DOW-221 Newly hatched Harlequin Ladybird larvae. UK Harmonia axyridis Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Newly emerged Small Tortoisehell Butterfly with puplal case. UK
DOW-236 Newly emerged Small Tortoisehell Butterfly with pupal case UK Aglais urticae Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Newly emerged adult 2 Spot ladybird. Wings expanding. UK
DOW-226 Newly emerged adult 2 Spot ladybird Wings expanding. UK Adalia bipunctata Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Scarlet Lily Beetle larva. UK
DOW-238 Scarlet Lily Beetle larva. UK Lilioceris lilii Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Newly emerged adult 2 Spot ladybird with pupal case. UK
DOW-225 Newly emerged adult 2 Spot ladybird with pupal case UK Adalia bipunctata Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Spotted Fritillary Butterfly caterpillars on plantain. UK
DOW-241 Spotted Fritillary Butterfly caterpillars on plantain. UK Melitaea didyma Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

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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.