Image Gallery: Up Close & Spineless 2009 - Professional Category

See the finalist and winning entries from the 2009 Up Close & Spineless competition in the Professional Category.

Winner: Female Spotted Katydid nymph by Paul Farley

Highly Commended: Showtime by Jurgen Otto
 

Female Spotted Katydid Nymph - Paul Farley Female Spotted Katydid Nymph - Paul Farley
Showtime - Jurgen Otto Showtime - Jurgen Otto
Amegilla bees and Dianella tarda - Norm Stimson Amegilla bees and Dianella tarda - Norm Stimson
Mozzie Mess - Barry Hatton Mozzie Mess - Barry Hatton
Spider with parasitic worm - Michael Williams Spider with parasitic worm - Michael Williams
Periclimenes Shrimp - Neil Vincent Periclimenes Shrimp - Neil Vincent
The Surprise Visitor - Paul Farley The Surprise Visitor - Paul Farley
Drunken Octopus - Neil Vincent Drunken Octopus - Neil Vincent
Huntsman and Quarry - Damon Wilder Huntsman and Quarry - Damon Wilder