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Spider webs covered in dew, on a flowering Gorse bush, Peak District National Park, UK October
Giant honey bee nest (Apis dorsata) up in a giant Mengaris tree (Koompassia excelsa) dipterocarp forest in Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Red mason bee (Osmia rufa) female emerging from her nest hole in a drilled log within an insect hotel after provisioning a brood cell with pollen, Gloucestershire garden, UK, April
Pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) feeding from Wild Rosemary (Rhododendron tomentosum), Finland, June
Lesser purple emperor butterfly (Apatura ilia), sitting on a leaf, Finland, August
Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines), male feeding from Wood Cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum), Finland, June
Leaf mimic bush cricket or katydid (unknown species, family Tettigoniidae) in the middle of moulting its skin. Moulting from one sub-adult stage (instar) to another is known as ecdysis
Banded darter (Sympetrum pedemontanum) resting on flower, Netherlands
Scorpion (Heterometrus sp) fluorescing in ultraviolet light at night on forest floor, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on comb with honey, Kiel, Germany, June
Julia heleconia (Dryas iulia) butterfly on head of Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare). Butterflies often land on caimans head to drink the salt from its eyes. Pantanal, Brazil
Green lacewing (Abachrysa eureka) in flight, , Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. May
Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. January
Leaf-cutter ants (Atta cephalotes) carrying pieces of leaf that they have harvested back to their underground fungus garden in their nest, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Spiny predatory katydid (Listroscelis sp) photographed on a white background in mobile field studio, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Clearwing moth (Cosmosoma teuthras) photographed on a white background in mobile field studio, Cordillera de Talamanca mountain range, Caribbean Slopes, Costa Rica
Army ants (Eciton sp. ) Costa Rica. February 2015Army ants (Eciton sp.) Costa Rica. February 2015
Red wasp (Polistes carolina) in flight Lamar County, Texas, USA Controlled conditions. August
Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) males resting on grass, Netherlands, August
Moth (Loepa oberthuri) male, Sichuan, China
Orange-barred sulphur butterfly (Phoebis philea) pe. Costa Rica
Titanias fritillary (Boloria titania) basking on rock with Lichens (Rhizocarpon geographicum) and houseleek plant (Sempervivum arachnoideum) Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Iolas blue butterfly (Iolana iolas) pair mating, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Iolas blue butterfly (Iolana iolas) pair mating on flowers, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
RF - Titanias fritillary butterfly (Boloria titania) in mountain alpine meadow habitat, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
RF - Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) nectaring on Zinnia in farm garden, wild and free. Essex, Connecticut, USA
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) nectaring on Purple Loosestrife in wet meadow, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) on buttercup in meadow, Cornwall, England, UK, May
Praying mantis nymph silhouetted through leaf, . Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea
Hornet (Vespa crabro) close up of head
Green-banded urania moth (Urania leilus) moths drinking salts from mineral-rich river clay, a behaviour know as puddling. On the banks of the Manu River, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
Crab Spider (Thomisidae) waiting in an orchid to ambush its prey. Cloud forest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru. November
Bush cricket or katydid (Tettigoniidae) with spines, camouflaged amongst moss. Forest interior of mid-altitude montane rainforest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru
Noctuiid moth (Panthea coenobita) resting on bark. Ostretin, Pardubice, Czech Republic. April
Spoonwing / Thread-winged antlion (Nemoptera bipennis) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain. July
Giant peacock moth (Saturnia pyri) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Ubrique, southern Spain, April
Fireflies {Lampyridae} in rainforest, Singapore
Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) on pink flower. South of Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, south west France. May
Orange-tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines), male on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis). Brackagh Moss National Nature Reserve, Portadown, County Armagh, Republic of Ireland. May
Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor). Released from captivity, larvae collected previous year. Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. May
Praying mantis (Tenodera sp) on plant at night. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China
Jumping spider (Epocilla sp) Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China
Lantern bug (Pyrops / Laternaria candelaria) Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong, China
Moth caterpillar on leaf, tubercles with urticating hairs. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China
Rhinoceros beetle, (Oryctes sp) on a moss covered tree trunk, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China
Leaf mantis (Choeradodis sp. ) Tortuguero National Park, Costa RicaLeaf mantis (Choeradodis sp.) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
Giant owl butterfly, (Caligo memnon) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
Luna moths (Actias luna) New Brunswick, Canada, June
