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Honeybee (Apis meliffera) visiting flax flowers, (Linum usitatissimum), Monmouthshire Wales, UK, May
Early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum), visiting flax flowers, (Linum usitatissimum), Monmouthshire Wales, UK, May
European honey bee (Apis mellifera) flying to feed on Rosebay willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium) Pentwyn farm SSSI, Gwent Wildlife Trust Reserve, Monmouthshire Wales UK, July
Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) flying to Clover (Trifolium sp. ), MonmouthshireBuff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) flying to Clover (Trifolium sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, June
Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius), visiting Clover (Trifolium) flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June
Treehopper (Alchisme grossa) Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador
Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) male in habitat, Finland, April
Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae) male in meadow on ox-eye daisy, Joutsa (formerly Leivonmaki), Finland, July
Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) male landing on Alder (Alnus glutinosa) Surrey, England. February
Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae), Vallee de l Eure (Eure Valley), Eure-et-Loir, France, August
Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) backlit showing wing structure. Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, October
Newly emerged adult Two-tailed Pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius) Podere Montecucco. Orvieto, Umbria, Italy August
Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) at water surface with horse flies on its head, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador
Broad-nosed weevil (Compsus sp. ) about to take off with wing elytra raised and wings extendedBroad-nosed weevil (Compsus sp.) about to take off with wing elytra raised and wings extended, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador
Predatory bush cricket (Saga pedo) waiting for prey on Eryngium, Italy. June. Vulnerable species
Leaf insect (Phyllium sp. ) camouflaged in rainforest, Mulu National Park, BorneoLeaf insect (Phyllium sp.) camouflaged in rainforest, Mulu National Park, Borneo
Pecks skipper butterfly (Polites peckius) feeding on flowers, Crossways Preserve Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, June
White forest crab (Cardisoma armatum) portrait, seen through claw, Island of Principe UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea
Jumping spider (Salticidae) hunting among vegetation, San Jose, Costa Rica
Silk moth (Automeris zugana) sequence 2 of 2, with wings open to reveal eyespots, a means of deterring predators, photographed on a white background in mobile field studio
Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June
Nine-spotted moth (Amata phegea) feeding from a Mountain arnica flower (Arnica montana) Triglav National Park, Julian Alps, Slovenia. July
Four-spot orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) male approaching larger female to mate. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October
Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) on flower, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September
Emerald damselflies (Lestes sponsa) mating, with male above. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September
European Cave Spider (Meta menardi) in limestone cave. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. January
Earth tiger tarantula (Cyriopagopus sp) Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo
Spider hunting wasp (Pompilidae) Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) worker feeding on Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. July
Female chalkhill blue butterfly (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August 2016
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) roosting on grasses, England, UK, July
Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) female on heathland pool. Note wing of predated damselfly floating on waters surface under the spider. Dorset, UK. August
Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June
Chalkhill blue adult (Lysandra coridon) silhouetted at dusk against red sky, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August
Fox moth caterpillar (Macrothylacia rubi) crawling along grassy cliff edge, near Bude, Cornwall, UK, March
Devil s-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) and Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September. Digital composite
Puss Moth (Cerura vinula), showing antennae, Derbyshire, UK. May
Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera elegans) on blue sea star. This species of shrimps feeds on starfish, turning them upsidedown and keeping them as living larder. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Aggregation of tiny isopods (Santia sp. ) living on the surface of a Blue sponge (Haliclona sp)Aggregation of tiny isopods (Santia sp.) living on the surface of a Blue sponge (Haliclona sp.), there are two colour varieties here, possibly different species
Four California spiny lobsters (Panulirus interruptus) shelter beneath a boulder in a kelp forest. Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands. Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Coleman shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) close up, on a fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean
Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) feeding on lavender flowers in garden, England, UK, August
Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daisy flowers. Dorset, UK, October 2012
Brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, June
Chinese moon moth (Actia sinensis subaurea) occurs in Northern China
RF - Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July
Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) silhouetted against oak tree leaf. Elbe, Germany, June
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
