# photo | In London, selected the best photos of nature in 2015

Earlier this year, the Royal Society Publishing photography competition for the staff of scientific print media was established in the UK, where any of them can send their photo of wildlife. The competition was immediately flooded with numerous works from professional photographers, biologists and scientists from around the world. At the end of the year, the jury summed up the results and selected the 10 best works that will remind you of how amazing and multifaceted nature is.

The first work of German photographer Claudia Pogoreu demonstrates to us a reef shark that floats, creating around itself a living corridor of small fishes. These sharks can spend hours peacefully swimming among the schools of fish, creating the appearance that they do not care about anyone, but then they make a sudden dash and grab a few zazevavshihsya fishes.

The next picture was taken by the British Ulrik Bauer. On it you can see the leaves of the fern Salvinia Molesta, whose fleecy surface is arranged in such a way as to effectively repel water. Scientists often draw inspiration from nature when they try to develop water-repellent materials.

A very unusual photo of the German photographer Martha Robbins shows us the moment from the family life of gorillas.

Amazing coral Colpophyllia, whose surface with its pattern resembles the convolutions of the human brain. The photo was taken by the American photographer Evan D'Alessandro.

A thoughtful baboon liked the jury very much, so the author of this picture of David Gaglio, who lives in South Africa, could not leave without a reward.

A macro image of a parasitic crustaceus, known as the "fish louse" or Argulus foliaceus. These creatures pierce the skin of fish and slowly suck blood out of them, highlighting a poisonous secret. Photo by Steve Gshmeissner from the UK.

Mastery of disguise, as it is. A photograph of the Italian Fabio Pupin shows us a dwarf African viper disguised in the sand.

And on the photo of another Italian, Luke Antonio Marino, we see how a capuchin with a huge stone tries to break a thick peel of palm nut.

A special award was given to José Juan Hernández Martínez for this seemingly poor-quality photo. In fact, to photograph in motion this high-speed bird Chlamydotis undulata, living in the Canary Islands, is not so simple. And even such a picture is a great success for the photographer.

Well, the main prize this year went to a beautiful photo taken from the bottom of a small pond, on which we see a lot of tadpoles swimming on their business. The author of this work is Bert Villarert, who lives in Belgium.

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