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Silver-studded blue butterflies (Plebejus argus) resting on grass and backlit by the sun, Upton Towans, Cornwall, UK. June 2017
Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) resting on grasses, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. June 2017
Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene), Marsland mouth, Cornwall/Devon, UK. May 2017
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) basking on fallen tree, Southwest London, England, UK, April
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) in garden, Norfolk, England, UK, June
RF - Female emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying eggs on garden pond, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. July
Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) caterpillar feeding on Ling heather (Calluna vulgaris) taken with fish eye view, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August
Jumping spider (Evarcha arcuata) on edge of evening primrose flower, Surrey, England, UK, August
Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female wide angle view showing heather moorland habitat. Peak District National Park, UK. April
Long-jawed orbweaver (Metellina segmentata) in web at sunset. Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, UK, September
Small tortoishell butterfly (Aglais urticae) on a stained glass window of church on a sunny day Sheffield, England, UK, January
Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) bringing Crab spider prey (Misumena vatia) to feed chicks, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May
Spiny spider crab (Achaeus spinosus) reaching up and scratching its head, while climbing on purple soft coral bush (Dendronephthya sp.) Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea
Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male resting on Bluebell (Endymion / Hyacinthoides nonscriptus). Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April
Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July
Common hawker (Aeshna juncea) Brackish Moss NNR, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male close up detail of head and thorax, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June. Captive. Focus stacked
RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on knapweed, with soft focus leaves, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Glorious scarab (Chrysina gloriosa) flying, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. August
Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying pieces of fern, reflected in water, Costa Rica
Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) male silhouetted against leaf, controlled conditions
Leafcutter ants (Atta sp) colony harvesting a banana leaf, Costa Rica. 3rd place in the Insects and Spiders category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competitions 2015
Morpho (Morpho peleides) eggs, Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo District, Belize
Blue iridescent scales of a Nymphalid butterfly (Epiphile orea) magnified 11x, deceased insect found in Piedade, Sao Paulo, Brazil. South-east Atlantic Forest
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) resting on old painted door. Dorset, UK, August
Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) flying to Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. July
Green praying mantis (Majangella moultoni) camouflaged on mossy tree trunk. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo
Merveille-du-Jour moth (Dichonia aprilina), camouflaged on lichen. The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK. September
Hercules moth (Coscinocera hercules) recently emerged in montane rinforest. Ambua Lodge, Tari, Hela Province, Papua New Guinea. June
Giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) Picture was taken in cooperation with the Zoological Museum University of Hamburg
Peacock butterflies (Inachis io) feeding on corn marigolds (Glebionis segetum) on agricultural headland. England, UK
Fringed Tulip Dallas (Pink) and Tulipa Swan Wings (White) and Tulipa Valery Gergiev (red) growing in garden border. England, UK
Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis) in defensive position, on flower, Chinambi, Carchi, Ecuador
Chapuline grasshopper (Sphenarium mexicanum) portrait. Los Tuxtlas rainforest, Mexico, . July
Mount Lewis spiny crayfish (Euastacus fleckeri) in defensive posture with claw raised, at edge of mountain stream, Mount. Lewis, Wet Tropics World Heritage area, Queensland, Australia. Endangered
Caterpillar, probably Cholla moth caterpillar, (Euscirrhopterus cosyra) on cactus, Texas, USA. May
Two Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), queens founding a new nest, tending to eggs, West Bengal, India
Namib desert dune ant (Camponotus detritus), queen on sand with visible wing scars on her thorax, Swakopmund, Namibia
Cardinal jumper (Phidippus cardinalis) spider on a leaf, Florida, USA. Controlled conditions
Yellow-tail moth (Euproctis similis) on a leaf, Montiaghs Moss National Nature Reserve, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. July
Digital composite of Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar, pupa, chrysalis and emerging adult
Glasswing butterfly (Greta oto) resting on leaf. Captive
RF - Common darter dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) resting on Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) with dew droplets on wings. Cornwall, England, UK. June
Botany Bay diamond weevil (Chrysolopus spectabilis) close up, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light trails of males in forest at dusk, Bavaria, Germany. July
Mexican Fiddler Crab (Leptuca crenulata) male displaying, Morua Estuary, near Rocky Point, Gulf of California, Mexico, June
Hermit crab (Dardanus calidus) Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
Cairns birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera euphorion) male resting on fern, large butterfly endemic to wet tropics in far north Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
