British Ecological Society photo competition winners
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These beautiful photographs are the winners of the British Ecological Society's yearly competition. Photographer Zoe Davies was crowned the winner for this snap of these black-browed albatross greeting each other.
Gavin Ballantyne took this photograph of a crab spider waiting to capture an insect. The spider held its front legs up to threaten the photographer as he lent in with his camera.
This pink bloodwood tree is resprouting among the grass stalks after a forest fire. It was snapped by Daniel Metcalfe.
Student Elli Tzirkalli won a prize for this image of the Levantine Leopard butterfly, commonly found in Cyprus. (If you don't like spiders, skip the next photograph!)
Ready for dinner? This jumping spider is feasting on a delicious honey bee. It was captured by Jacob Bishop.
Anna Carter was a runner-up for her portrait of a tuatara. The female lizard's movements to and from her nesting area were tracked using a spool of cotton on her tail.
This spooky shot was taken by Carsten Meyer. It shows de-finned sharks washed up on the Pacific shore of Mexico - thousands of miles from fin consumers in China.
This close-up image of a tassel hyacinth was taken by Hans de Kroon in Greece. The winning snaps from the British Ecological Society's competition are on display in London until 27 August.
