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The dazzling winners of the British Ecological Society's photo awards - New Scientist

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A Dalmatian pelican

Alwin Hardenbol, University of Eastern Finland/British Ecological Society

The striking photo above and the selection that follows celebrate the beauty and diversity of the natural world. Taken by ecologists and students worldwide, the images are among the winners, runners-up and highly commended entries from the British Ecological Society’s 2020 “Capturing Ecology” photography competition.

The overall winner was Alwin Hardenbol at the University of Eastern Finland for the opening shot of a Dalmatian pelican, the largest type of pelican and one threatened by the loss of its breeding colonies and aquatic habitats.

Verill’s two-spot octopus larvae
Verrill’s two-spot octopus larvae

Pichaya Lertvilai, SIO, UC San Diego/British Ecological Society

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This shot of Verrill’s two-spot octopus larvae emerging from their egg sacs won Pichaya Lertvilai at the University of California, San Diego, a spot as a runner-up.

A Cope’s vine snake
A Cope’s vine snake

Roberto García Roa, University of Valencia/British Ecological Society

Roberto García Roa at the University of Valencia, Spain, was the winner of “The Art of Ecology” category for this image of a Cope’s vine snake using its open mouth as a tactic to scare predators.

Weaver ants
Weaver ants

Upamanyu Chakraborty/ British Ecological Society

The runner-up images include a procession of weaver ants carrying younger colony members to safety, taken by Upamanyu Chakraborty, a researcher at the Wildlife Institute of India.

An Oiticella convergens moth
An Oiticella convergens moth

Gabor Pozsgai, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University/British Ecological Society

These final images are from the highly commended list: a perfectly camouflaged Oiticella convergens moth captured by Gabor Pozsgai, who is at the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in China; and a coyote, taken by Peter Hudson of Pennsylvania State University.

A coyote
A coyote

Peter Hudson, Penn State University/British Ecological Society

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