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Flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) in hunting pose on Honesty flowers, April, Bristol, UK
Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) waiting for ambush on Borage flower, Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy
Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male on Greater stitchwort flower in English woodland, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April
Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) portrait, early morning light, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. June 2018
Strawberry land hermit crab (Coenobita perlatus). On white coral sand beach, Small unhinhabited coral islet in Raa Atoll lagoon, Maldives
Painted lady butterfly (Cynthia cardui) flying to feed on Fleabane in garden. Norfolk, England, UK
Termite Mounds on the Nifold Plain Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. June 2012
Bees in a water lily at a Roadside Billabong on the road to Port Stewart from Running Creek. Queensland, Australia
Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light trails of males in forest, Bavaria, Germany. July
Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) gaping to regulate its body temperature, with attendant hoverflies, the Paraguay River, Taiama Reserve, western Pantanal, Brazil, South America
Columbus crab (Planes major) which was stranded on the beach, South Africa
Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), on Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June
Tussah moth (Antheraea godmani) close-up of head and bipectinate antennae. Santa Clara, Chiriqui Province, Panama. Focus stacked image
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) hunting swarming Pale burrower mayfly (Ephoron virgo), mayflies recently hatched. Tudela, La Ribera de Navarra, Navarre, Spain. August
Chinese peacock butterfly (Papilio bianor) drinking nectar from a Hibiscus flower. To maintain position it flaps the wings which pick up pollen on their undersides from the stamens placed on the end
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) with full pollen baskets feeding on Balkan anemone (Anemone blanda). In garden. Surrey, England, UK. April
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) extending proboscis to nectar on Common rue (Ruta graveolens). Green aphid (Aphidoidea) beneath flower. Surrey, England, UK. July
Cambridge vagrant butterfly (Nepheronia thalassina) nectaring on Lantana (Lantana camara). Flowers turn from yellow to pink when no nectar is provided. In garden, Tanzania. Native to tropical Americas
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectaring on freshly opened yellow Lantana (Lantana camara) flowers. Flowers turn pink when nectar no longer provided. In garden, Tanzania. Native to tropical Americas
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on Peony (Paeonia officinalis) pollen. Surrey, England, UK. May
Carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp) nectaring on Clary sage (Salvia sclarea). Pollen deposited on bees back by hanging anthers. Turkey. June
Ant (Formicidae) nectaring on Geraldton waxflower (Chamelaucium uncinatum). Western Australia Botanic Garden, Kings Park, Perth, Australia. November
Chilean bellflower (Crinodendron hookerianum) releasing pollen via sonication which replicates buzz pollination. Native to Chile. Controlled conditions
Scarab beetle (Scarabaeoidea) pair mating inside Tulip (Tulipa micheliana) flower. Beetles covered in pollen. Uzbekistan, April
Great yellow bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) nectaring on Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria). RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist; Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. July
Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) feeding on Rock rose (Cistus x hybridus) pollen. Cuts in petals where chafers legs were inserted to prevent it from falling off. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. June
Orange oakleaf / Dead leaf butterfly (Kallima inachus) resting on fern frond. Shunan Zhuhai National Park, Sichuan Province, China
Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying piece of leaf, Costa Rica
Springtail (Dicyrtomina ornata) on oak tree leaf, Niedersechsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Elbe Valley, Lower Saxony, Germany, December
Lantern bug (Pyrops maculatus), Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Unesco Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka
Blinded sphinx moth (Paonias excaecatus) Lac-Drolet Province, Quebec, Canada
Early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum), in flight, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May
Saturniid moth (Automeris excreta) camouflaged in leaf litter, Guatemala
Money spider (Linyphiidae) in its sheet web eating a beetle, backlit at sunset. Thursley Common National Nature Reserve, Surrey, UK. October
Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) bringing Crab spider (Misumena vatia) prey to nest, Monmouthshire Wales, UK, May
Painted nomad bee (Nomada fucata) male bee with characteristic green eyes, sleeping with jaws locked around grass stem, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June
Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata) with sea anemones in its claws for defense. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Sword-grass moth (Xylena exsoleta) caterpillar on Field gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus). Cyprus. April
Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) pair mating on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April
Hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) on yellow sponge, Loch Etive, west coast of Scotland, UK, September
Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) standing on an Aster flower in a meadow, Bath and northeast Somerset, UK, September
Slender mining / Common furrow bee (Lasioglossum calceatum) feeding on ragwort Brockley, Lewisham, London, England, UK September
RF - Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) resting on grass. Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. September
Horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus) bed with Brittlestars (Ophiothrix fragilis) and Edible crab (Cancer pagurus), Shetland, Scotland, UK, September
Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) spiderling, Derbyshire, UK, September
Brown banded carder bee (Bombus humilis) pollinating Rosebay Willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, September
Chalkhill blue butterfly (Polyommatus coridon) Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August
Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) dragonfly in flight, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. July
