Your pictures of the week: Spots

Phil Coomes|10:01 UK time, Thursday, 27 May 2010

Each week we set a theme and ask you to send in your photographs, this time the theme was "spots".

You can see the 18 pictures I have selected here.

We were spoilt for choice this week with shots including ladybirds, leopards and lollies.

Many thanks for those of you who sent in your pictures. If your shot didn't make this week's selection, why not send us something for next week?

The new theme is "hands".

Interpret this in any way you see fit and send your pictures to us at yourpics@bbc.co.uk or upload them directly from your computer.

Please include the word "hands" in the subject line of your message.

The deadline is midnight BST Tuesday 1 June 2010, and remember to add your name and a caption: who, what, where and when should be enough, though the more details you give, the better your chance of being selected.

We will publish a selection of your photos this time next week.

If you want to plan ahead, you can see a list of the upcoming themes on this page.

Files should be sent as JPEGs. They shouldn't be larger than 10Mb and ideally much smaller: around 1Mb is fine, or you can resize your pictures to 1,000 pixels across.

Please see our terms and conditions, but remember that the copyright remains with you. The pictures will only be used by the BBC for the purposes of this project. Finally, when taking photos, please do not endanger yourself or others, take unnecessary risks or infringe any laws.