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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
Sea angel (Clione limacina), Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
False clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in a magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Sulu sea, Philippines
Portrait of a Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) in open water at night. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea
Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) emerging from its home in an old clam shell. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea
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
A group of frilled anemones (Metridium senile) off Bonaventure Island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. September
Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) juvenile feeding on algae growing on Seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) blades. Eleuthera, Bahamas
Colonial anemones (Amphianthus nitidus) with Green urn sea squirts (Didemnum molle) (Atriolum robustum). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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
Orange jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis) Sula Sgeir, Scotland, UK, February
Dead mans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) on a rocky reef with view of the sky, Shetland, Scotland, UK, August
Maidens salp (Thetys vagina), west coast of Scotland, UK, July
Chalkhill blue butterfly (Polyommatus coridon) Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August
Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) dragonfly in flight, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. July
An Orange lacewing butterfly (Cethosia penthesilea), Cairns Botanical Gardens, Queensland, Australia. Captive. August
Bumblebee, (Bombus spp), in flight near rosebay willowherb flower, Scotland, UK, August
RF - Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) dragonfly in flight, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. August
Painted lady butterfly (Cynthia cardui) feeding on Verbena flowers in flight, England, UK. August
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) female, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. August
Male Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella), early morning light, Broxwater pond, Cornwall, UK. August 2016
Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia) caterpillar feeding on Clustered bell heather, Surrey, England, UK, August
Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) female on heathland pool. Note wing of predated damselfly floating on waters surface under the spider. Dorset, UK. August
Common darter dragonflies (Sympetrum striolatum) females resting on reed, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. August
Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding from Scabious flower (Scabiosa) North Downs, Surrey, England, UK, August