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# See the Most Amazing Biology Photos of the Year


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[TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/)


## TIME Staff


Oct 27, 2014 4:07 PM UTC

![Two Bisons on the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt25511fe443e1eed6/698762e15f570f2109b12f31/lukas-gawenda-bisons-on-grand-prismatic-spring-usa.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Two Bisons on the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.

Two Bisons on the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.Lukas Gawenda

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[TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/)


## TIME Staff


Oct 27, 2014 4:07 PM UTC

![Two Bisons on the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt25511fe443e1eed6/698762e15f570f2109b12f31/lukas-gawenda-bisons-on-grand-prismatic-spring-usa.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Two Bisons on the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Lukas Gawenda

![A spider at sunset in Predel, Bulgaria.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt491097c64330461f/698762e1e53abace4c4d5443/krasimir-matarov-spider-from-another-world.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A spider at sunset in Predel, Bulgaria. Krasimir Matarov

![Parental care in parasitoid wasps](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaffc985322bcbd3d/698762e2a988ca07426aa0d8/thomas-endlein-parental-care-in-parasitoid-wasps.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Parasitoid wasps building clay pots in Borneo, Brunei. Thomas Endlein

![Siblings watering newly planted seedlings in Rizal, The Philippines.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5fba6b60d94ae3a/698762e53c1639385e44f4c0/ysabel-victoriano-man-made-forest.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Siblings watering newly planted seedlings in Rizal, The Philippines. Ysabel M Victoriano

![A leopard in its natural habitat in Karantaka, India.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt805949dbe9f20b04/698762e535ba6fe0a2c04ae4/nagarjun-ram-courage-doesnt-always-roar.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A leopard in its natural habitat in Karantaka, India. Nagarjun Ram

![A farmer protects his family and animals from mosquitos in Gujarat, India.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41d215ddee274049/698762e1f887dc3957e87bcb/dimple-pancholi-life-and-the-environment.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A farmer protects his family and animals from mosquitos in Gujarat, India. Dimple Pancholi

![A tarsier in its natural habitat in Sulawesi, Indonesia.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9973d42f8ad1f70a/698762e2524fc0c1eedea13a/wolfgang-weinhardt-spectral-tarsier.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A tarsier in its natural habitat in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Wolfgang Weinhardt

![A plant takes advantage of the available shelter in a dilapidated house in Kolmanskop, Namibia.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb52a09c46386dcd/698762e0f887dc46f0e87bc7/kelsey-green-striving-succulent.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A plant takes advantage of the available shelter in a dilapidated house in Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kelsey Green


![A female blackbird holding a dried mealworm in her mouth in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt406a50feb389319d/698762e0cd68480b91097554/billy-clapham-the-suburban-mum.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A female blackbird holding a dried mealworm in her mouth in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Billy Clapham

![A chick embryo in a hardened eggshell is sustained until full development in Rizal, The Philippines.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34e262565900cb9e/698762e23c163970f844f4b9/robert-cabagnot-a-shelter-designed-by-nature.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A chick embryo in a hardened eggshell is sustained until full development in Rizal, The Philippines. Robert Cabagnot

![An adult female Italian crested newt stationed below the fresh water surface in Piedmont, Italy.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca4300032a499627/698762e1cd6848e1a8097559/matteo-di-nicola-a-lively-belly-in-the-freshwater.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

An adult female Italian crested newt stationed below the fresh water surface in Piedmont, Italy. Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola


![A sea turtle eating a jellyfish in The Maldives.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc0fa91b7a3a730c4/698762e58e06012b9b457ec7/boris-barath-meal-time.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A sea turtle eating a jellyfish in The Maldives. Boris Barath

See The Society of Biology's Best Photos Of The Year 2014

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