Adrian Davies / Lesser pond sedge (Carex acutiformis) releasing pollen.

Adrian Davies / Blackback land crab (Gecarcinus lateralis) dragging leaf into burrow, Barbados.

Adrian Davies / Cicada turret, or chimney, formed by underground larva. Sabah, Borneo.

Adrian Davies / Rainforest canopy walkway, Sabah, Borneo, September 2015.

Adrian Davies / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) male silhouetted against leaf, controlled conditions.

Adrian Davies / Anti-fracking protest, sign attached to hedge, Balcombe, West Sussex, England. 19th August 2013.

Adrian Davies / Trail left in a Bramble leaf by the larvae of a Pygmy eyecap moth (Stigmella aurella), scanned on a flatbed scanner, Surrey, England, UK.

Adrian Davies / Monkshood (Aconitum), Surrey, England, UK, June.

Adrian Davies / Fossilised fly in Baltic amber. Whole specimen approx 15mm long. Fly approx 5mm.

Adrian Davies / Cape Sundew (Drosera capensis) with captured fly. Note how leaf has rolled over the prey.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavoniella) male, on tree bark, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, April

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) hibernating in an Etruscan tomb, Podere Montecucco, near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, November

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) backlit showing wing structure. Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, October

Paul Harcourt Davies / Short-horned grasshoppers (Calliptamus italicus) mating, showing sexual dimorphism, Pescia Romana, Tarquinia, Umbria, Italy, September

Paul Harcourt Davies / Newly emerged adult Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius) Podere Montecucco. Orvieto, Umbria, Italy August

Paul Harcourt Davies / Newly emerged adult Two-tailed Pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius) Podere Montecucco. Orvieto, Umbria, Italy August

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Emergence of Two-tailed Pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius) Podere Montecucco. Orvieto, Umbria, Italy August. Sequence 6 of 9

Paul Harcourt Davies / Emergence of Two-tailed Pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius) Podere Montecucco. Orvieto, Umbria, Italy August. Sequence 1 of 9

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Martagon lily (Lilium martagonium) flower, Terminillo, Rieti, Lazio, Italy, July

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Apollo butterfly (Parnasius apollo) feeding on flower, Mount Terminillo, Rieti, Lazio, Italy, July 2011

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine Snowbell (Soldanella alpina) in flower, above Madoona di Campiglio, Brenta Dolomites, Italy, June 2010

Paul Harcourt Davies / Floral colour in fields on the Piano Grande from Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), Cornflowers (Centaurea), Mustard (Brassica) and Mayweed (Anthemis), Umbria, Italy, June

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Corncockle (Agrostemma githago) in flower, Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy, June

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Low lying cloud / mist over the Piano Grande in the early morning, Sibillini, Norcia, Italy, June 2010

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and Mayweed (Anthemis) on the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy, June 2010

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) resting against a wood shed window, Orvieto, Italy, June

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Mayweed (Anthemis sp) and Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in flower, near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, June

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) in fallow fields, near Sugano, Orvieto, Italy, June

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Eugenia's Violet (Viola eugeniaea) in flower, blue form, Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May 2010

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Elder flower orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina) in its two colour forms, Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Appennine Trumpet Gentian (Gentiana dinarica) in flower, on roadside below Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Yellow tulip (Tulipa australis) in flower, above Piano Grande, Sibillini, Appennines, Umbria, Italy, May 2011

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spring Crocus (Crocus vernus) in flower in snow, Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and poppies (Papaver rhoeas) growing on fallow fields near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. June 2010

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) growing on fallow fields near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, June. Taken with fisheye lens

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in flower, growing near the military cemetry, Bolsena, Italy. Taken with fisheye lens

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Heldreich's Ophrys (Ophrys heldreichii) in flower, against white background, near Plakias, Crete, May

Adrian Davies / Long exposure of a Sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica), showing movement of leaves and stem following irritation.

Adrian Davies / Fossil Forest at Lulworth Cove, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England.

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Ophrys orchid (Ophrys x maremmae) a natural hybrid between (Ophrys fuciflora) and Ophrys tenthredinifera) occasionally found where both species are present together, Umbria, Italy, May. focus-stack-c...

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Monkey orchid (Orchis simia) widespread in Central and Southern Europe, very rare in UK, Italy, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar larva of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) the national flower of California naturalised areas of Europe, Italy, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Horsefly (Tabanus bovinus) close up of male feeding on fennel flower nectar (the females are blood suckers) Lazio, Italy, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

Adrian Davies / Leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae sp) nectaring on Banana (Musa sp) flower. Costa Rica. Digital composite.

Adrian Davies / Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) catching Locust with tongue. Controlled conditions. Sequence 2 of 4.

Adrian Davies / Green-crowned brilliant hummingbird (Heliodoxa jacula) nectaring on flower. Costa Rica.

Adrian Davies / Pitcher plant (Sarracenia minor) cross section of mature plant, insect prey inside.

Adrian Davies / Pitcher plant (Sarracenia minor) cross section of mature plant, insect prey inside.

Adrian Davies / Pin oak (Quercus palustris) leaves, fallen in autumn. October.

Adrian Davies / Compostable magazine wrapper, made from potato starch. UK. 2019.

Adrian Davies / Plastic fragments washed up on remote beach, western Portugal. 2019.

Adrian Davies / Amphibian crossing sign. Sintra, Portugal. April 2019.

Adrian Davies / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) sitting on nest. Surrey, England, UK. July.

Adrian Davies / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) on web. Surrey, England, UK. August.

Adrian Davies / Woman with sunscreen applied to one side of face, portrait under UV light. 2016. Model released.

Adrian Davies / Slime mould (Mucilago crustacea). Surrey, England, UK. January.

Adrian Davies / Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum) flowering between lichen covered rocks. Devon, England, UK. July.

Adrian Davies / Discarded plastic and nylon rubbish on remote shingle beach. Shetland, Scotland, UK. July 2018.

Adrian Davies / Lady Orchid (Orchis purpurea) in flower, Kent, England, UK. May.

Adrian Davies / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior), parasite on roots of Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa). Hampshire, England, UK. June.

Adrian Davies / Honey fungus (Armillaria mellea) at base of tree. Red cross on tree indicates it is diseased and will be cut down. Surrey, England, UK. October.

Adrian Davies / Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina) butterfly with wings open. Kent, England, UK. May.

Adrian Davies / Dead moll's fingers fungus (Xylaria longipes) growing amongst moss. Sussex, England, UK. October.

Adrian Davies / Queen sago cycad (Cycas circinalis) fronds, backlit.

Adrian Davies / Cauliflower fungus (Sparassis crispa). Surrey, England, UK.

Adrian Davies / Cauliflower fungus (Sparassis crispa) at base of Pine tree. Surrey, England, UK.

Adrian Davies / Cauliflower fungus (Sparassis crispa) at base of Pine tree. Surrey, England, UK.

Adrian Davies / European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) taking Honey bee (Apis mellifera) prey into burrow. Surrey, England, UK. August.

Adrian Davies / European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) with Honey bee (Apis mellifera) prey, on Gorse. Surrey, England, UK. August.

Adrian Davies / European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) flying towards burrow in sandy soil. Surrey, England, UK. August.

Adrian Davies / European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) emerging from burrow in sand. Surrey, England, UK. August.

Adrian Davies / European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) on Gorse (Ulex sp). Surrey, England, UK. August.

Adrian Davies / Plastic fragments washed up on remote beach, western Portugal. 2019.

Adrian Davies / Plastic fragments washed up on remote beach, western Portugal. 2019.

Adrian Davies / Pendulous sedge (Carex pendula) dispersing pollen. April.

Adrian Davies / Orange peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia). Surrey, England, UK. October.

Adrian Davies / Oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) nest removal from infested Oak (Quercus sp) tree with cherry picker. Surrey, England, UK. July 2018.

Adrian Davies / Moths (Lepidoptera) attracted to UV night left on overnight. Costa Rica.

Adrian Davies / Magpie fungus (Coprinus picaceus) on woodland floor. Sussex, England, UK. October.

Adrian Davies / Sign warning drivers of Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) crossing, Re-introduction project, Torridon, Scotland, UK. May 2018.

Adrian Davies / Sign nailed to tree trunk warning drivers of Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) presence. Re-introduction project, Torridon, Scotland, UK. May 2018.

Adrian Davies / Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) dispersing pollen in breeze.

Adrian Davies / Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) dispersing pollen in breeze.

Adrian Davies / Pasque flower (Pulsatilla ambigua), cultivated in a botanic garden, Surrey, England, UK. Native to Asia.

Adrian Davies / Oyster plant (Mertensia maritima), Hillswick, Shetland, Scotland, UK. June 2018.

Adrian Davies / Oyster plant (Mertensia maritima) and Sea campion (Silene uniflora) on shingle beach, Hillswick, Shetland, Scotland, UK. June 2018.

Adrian Davies / Oyster plant (Mertensia maritima), Hillswick, Shetland, Scotland, UK. June 2018.

Adrian Davies / Oyster plant (Mertensia maritima), Hillswick, Shetland, Scotland, UK. June 2018.

Adrian Davies / Oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) nest on Oak (Quercus robur). Surrey, England, UK. July 2018.

Adrian Davies / Pitcher plant (Nepenthes robcantleyi), cultivated specimen in botanic garden, Surrey, England, UK. Native to the Philippines.

Adrian Davies / Great skua / Bonxie (Stercorarius skua) family in Cottongrass (Eriophorum). Hermaness, Shetland, Scotland, UK. June.

Adrian Davies / Coloured film on water surface caused by chemoautotrophic bacteria that oxidise iron and manganese ions in the water. Thursley National Nature Reserve, Thursley, Surrey, England, UK. June.

Adrian Davies / Electronic vehicle charging point in remote location, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland, UK. June 2018.

Adrian Davies / Dog rose flower (Rosa canina) Hampshire, England, UK. June.

Adrian Davies / Curlew (Numenius arquata) in flight. Shetland, Scotland, UK. July.