Ammonite fossils embedded in the rocks at Kilve, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A huge fossilized ammonite embedded in the rocks at Winspit near Worth Matravers, Jurassic Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde, Arizona, United States of America, North America

First light illuminates an old gnarled tree embedded in rocks with unsurpassed views of the Grand Canyon below, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde, Arizona, United States of America, North America

An Ammonite fossil embedded in rocks on Monmouth Beach, near Lyme Regis, Jurassic Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stolpersteine plaques with names of concentration camp victims embedded in the pavement, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Monkey skulls embedded in mud wall to protect against evil spirits, Dogon village of Telle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mali, Africa

Decoration of patterns in glass, mirrors, ceramics and other fragments of objects embedded in stucco by sculptor Isaiah Zagar, South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

Antemoro paper atelier, making flower-embedded paper, Ambalavao, Fianarantsoa province, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Decoration of patterns in glass, mirrors, ceramics and other fragments of objects embedded in stucco by sculptor Isaiah Zagar, South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

Town clock embedded in a bridge over the High Street in Totnes, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Antemoro paper atelier, making flower-embedded paper, Ambalavao, Fianarantsoa province, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Willow pattern plates embedded in the walls of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Decoration of patterns in glass, mirrors, ceramics and other fragments of objects embedded in stucco by sculptor Isaiah Zagar, South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

Glass and tile work embedded in walls of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

A yellow diamond embedded in a piece of kimberlite. Kimberlite is the igneous stone in which diamonds are found and was formed in the Earth's crust between 100 and 1000 million years ago.

Yellow-footed Gull (Larus livens) with a fishing hook and line embedded in its leg in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico. This species is enedemic to the Gulf of California.

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) at cleaning station (note fishing hook embedded in mouth) at Olowalu Reef on the west side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA

Yellow-footed Gull (Larus livens) with a fishing hook and line embedded in its leg in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico. This species is enedemic to the Gulf of California.

The colourful region around yellow Antares (bottom) in Scorpius and blue Rho Ophiuchi (top) in Ophiuchus. The nebulas are largely reflection nebulas, taking on the colour of the stars embedded in the nebulas. However, the field also contains a lot of emission nebulosity, hydrogen gas glowing red and magenta. Plus there are fingers of brown dark dusty nebulosity. It is one of the most colourful regions of the sky.

Stone Buddha head embedded in bodhi tree roots at Wat Mahathat Buddhist temple ruins, Ayutthaya, Thailand.

The Northern Lights dance over the sweeping Red Deer River and Badlands of southern Alberta, from Orkney Viewpoint looking north over the valley. The Bleriot Ferry crossing is in the distance at the lights. Cassiopeia is embedded in the purple curtains. The river reflects the aurora light.

A horizon-to-zenith panorama of the winter consellations on a March evening as they set into the southwest. Orion is at bottom centre, with his Belt pointing down to Canis Major and up to Taurus. Gemini and Auriga are at top, in this case near the zenith overhead. The bright star clusters, M44, the Beehive, (at left) and M45, the Pleiades, (at right) flank the Milky Way. M45 is embedded in the Zodiacal Light. The star clusters M35 in Gemini and M41 in Canis Major are also visible as diffuse spots, as are several other star clusters. A couple of satellite trails are visible.

Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula in Serpens. The cluster embedded in the nebula is NGC 6611. The small open cluster above is Trumpler 32.

Evening, view over Hunnebostrand, Bohuslaen, southern Sweden

Circular fountain with complex geometric design, embedded in an extensive water landscape in a public square, aerial view, Belém, Belem, Bethlehem, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal, Europe

Embedded samples in a histology laboratory, Freiburg, Baden- Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

River Gigjukvisl and Nupsa embedded in lava sand, Skaftafell, Austurland, Iceland, Europe

Submerged alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is only visible with his armored back poking above placid waters as he hunts on the muddy bottom of the Okefenokee Swamp. The reptiles skin has embedded bony plates called osteoderms or scutes. Alligator populations are considered to have recovered from overharvesting pressures through supplemental farming practices and protections placed on wild animals. However, the species is still federally listed as threatened because it looks like the American crocodile, which is endangered, Georgia, United States of America

Animals, Reptiles, Lizards, Nile monitor lizard Varnus niloticus Tick embedded into neck at edge of copse The Gambia West Africa.

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