1st Place Tie Isaac Tharpe
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1st Place Tie Igor Ricardo #024
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Sun and Flower
2nd Place Dr Avneesh Gupta #018
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?Ladybugs and Aphids?
Chrissy had an aphid infestation in her garden, and so she recruited around 1,500 ladybugs to take care of them. After several days, the ladybugs had completed their job, and the aphids were all gone. I shot this image with a 100 mm macro lens.
3rd Place Place Dr Ilse Castro Aragon
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One Moment in Time – The Whole Life Cycle of the Hoya Flower – from umbrel of wax flowers to porcelain flowers with nectar.