Circles in Nature
Orb, ball, globe, circle, round - however you say it, this shape surrounds us. From dandelion seedheads to mushrooms and eyespots on butterfly wings - these are just a few examples of circles in nature.
Blue Button (Porpita porpita) jellyfish, Japan, captive
Photographer Hiroya Minakuchi Sun and grasses, eastern Mongolia
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Ingo ArndtGuineafowl Pufferfish (Arothron meleagris) in its golden color phase puffed up off of Tower Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Fred BavendamSpinifex Grass (Triodia pungens) seedling in red sand showing track made by wind, Strzelecki Desert, South Australia, Australia
Photographer
Konrad Wothe
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Spinifex Grass Triodia pungensDandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seedhead, Germany
Photographer
Willi Rolfes
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Dandelion Taraxacum officinaleCommon Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) SEM close-up view of the ventral surface of the shell
Photographer
Albert Lleal
Species
Common Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividusEastern White-lipped Treefrog (Boophis albilabris) eye, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Photographer
Paul Bertner
Species
Eastern White-lipped Treefrog Boophis albilabrisFly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushroom, Ravenswoud, Netherlands
Photographer
Jaap Schelvis
Species
Fly Agaric Amanita muscariaPill Millipede (Glomeris sp) rolled into a protective ball, Kalimantan, Indonesia
Photographer
Cyril Ruoso
Species
Pill Millipede Glomeris sp
