Congratulations to the #WPY59 #WildlifePhotographerOfTheYear Laurent Ballesta!🏆

His otherworldly image brings us below the waves to a living fossil - a tri-spine horseshoe crab. This species has survived over 100 million years but now faces extinction #WPY59 #WPYAwards
@NHM_WPY #crab #photography

Always a highlight when the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition winners are announced:
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/gallery

#WPY59 #WPYAwards