Nick Upton / Male Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis), with a Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) pollinium attached to its head, nectaring on Common hogweed flowers (Heracleum sphondylium), Wiltsh...

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus sp) on Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Flea beetle (Phyllotreta nigripes) feeding damage to leaves of Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Flea beetle (Phyllotreta nigripes) feeding damage to leaves of Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), thistle with Pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus) infestation. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Rusty grain beetle (Cryptolestes ferrugineus) on Wheat (Triticum aestivum) grain, a cereal storage pest.

Nigel Cattlin / Rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) feeding on Rice (Oryza sativa) grains, a pest of stored grain products.

Heather Angel / Blossom scarab beetle (Epicometis hirta) feeding on Ficaria flower (Ficaria fascicularis). In snow melt area, Turkey. May.

Nick Upton / Male Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis), with a Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) pollinium attached to its head, nectaring on Common hogweed flowers (Heracleum sphondylium), Wiltsh...

David Gallan / Botany Bay diamond weevil (Chrysolopus spectabilis), New South Wales, Australia, January.

Joao Burini / Tortoise beetles (Cassidinae sp) larvae feeding on fungus, Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.

Emanuele Biggi / Beetles (Omorgus costatus) and cockroaches, on guano pile with a dead swift chick. Deer Cave, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Jeff Foott / Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) pupa in Lodgepole Pine, Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, August. The current outbreak of mountain pine beetles has been particularly aggressive. This...

Alex Hyde / Beetle (Leptodirus hochenwartii) walking across a flow stone. This beetle is a troglobite, living only in caves and is endemic to certain karstic caves in the western Dinaric Alps. Slovenia, March.

Nick Upton / Tumbling flower beetle / Pintail beetle (Mordellidae) feeding on Cretan oregano flower (Origanum onites) Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Nature Production / Parasitic wasp (Cotesia) laying eggs in Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) Japan.

Jiri Lochman / Jewel beetles (Temoghatha parvicollis and Temognatha chevrolati) feeding side by side on Eucalyptus flowers, Dragon Rocks Nature Reserve, Western Australia, February.

Jiri Lochman / Jewel beetles (Temoghatha parvicollis and Temognatha chevrolati) feeding side by side on Eucalyptus flowers, Dragon Rocks Nature Reserve, Western Australia, February.

Rod Williams / Dung beetle (Aphodius fossor) Brockley, Lewisham, London, England, August.

Alex Hyde / Heather beetle (Lochmaea suturalis) Peak District National Park, Derbyshrie, UK. April.

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Transverse Ladybird (Coccinella tranvsersalis) Stirling Range National Park, Jarrah Forest Bioregion, Cranbrook Shire, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbtous.net project

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Transverse Ladybird (Coccinella tranvsersalis) Stirling Range National Park, Jarrah Forest Bioregion, Cranbrook Shire, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbtous.net project

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Transverse Ladybird (Coccinella tranvsersalis) Stirling Range National Park, Jarrah Forest Bioregion, Cranbrook Shire, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbtous.net project

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Tailed Weevil (Rhinotia suturalis) Denmark Shire, Warren Bioregion, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbtous.net project

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Tailed Weevil (Rhinotia suturalis) Denmark Shire, Warren Bioregion, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbtous.net project

Andy Sands / RF - Bird dropping weevil (Platystomos albinus) resting on Cramp ball fungus (Daldinia concentrica), Buckinghamshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked. (This image may be licensed either as rights mana...

Ashley Cooper / Black headed cardinal beetle (Pyrochroa coccinea) resting on a Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) flower, Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, UK. May.

Nick Upton / Tawny owl (Strix aluco) taking flight from garden nest box after delivering Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) prey to chick perched at entrance, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Will Watson / River diving beetle (Nebrioporus elegans) portrait, River Wye SSSI, Herefordshire, England, UK. September. Captive. Focus stacked and retouched.

Nick Upton / Red-headed cardinal beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) resting on on a Lily (Nymphaeaceae) leaf in garden, Wiltshire, UK. May.

Nick Upton / Scarlet lily leaf beetle (Lilioceris lilii) resting on Lily (Nymphaeaceae) leaf, Wiltshire, UK. May.

Roman Willi / Tigerbeetle (Cicindela sp.) eating a potter wasp (Odynerus spinipes), Lucerne, Switzerland, June.

Claudio Contreras / Golden-ringed caterpillar hunter beetle (Calosoma aurocinctum) on bark. Dzibilchaltun National Park, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo state, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / Imperious sawyer longhorn beetle (Callipogon senex) on bark. Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, eastern Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / True weevil (Cholus insignis) on leaf. Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / Precious metal scarab beetle (Pelidnota strigosa) on leaf. El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pair of Scarlet lily beetles (Lilioceris lilii) mating, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Pea and bean weevil (Sitona lineatus) larvae feeding on Broad bean (Vicia faba) root.

Nigel Cattlin / Turnip weevil / Cabbage seed weevil (Ceutorhynchus assimilis) larva feeding in damaged Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) seedpod, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) larva preying and feeding on Cabbage aphids (Brevicoryne brassicae) on Oilseed rape (Brassica napus), Berkshire, UK. May

Laurie Campbell / Heather beetle (Lochmaea suturalis) larvae feeding on Ling heather (Calluna vulgaris), Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK. August.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Female Longhorn beetle (Stenopterus ater) feeding on thistle flower head, Umbria, Italy. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Feeding holes caused by Wireworms (Agriotes sp.) feeding on and in a potato (Solanum tuberosum) crop tuber.

Doug Wechsler / Yellow American carrion beetle (Necrophila americana) and Margined carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma noveboracense) feeding on part of dead turkey vulture, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. June.

Doug Wechsler / Male Flat-faced longhorn beetle (Graphisurus fasciatus) on dead American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) trunk, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Alan Williams / Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) feeding on Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) in garden Cheshire, UK, June.

Alan Williams / Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) feeding on Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) in garden Cheshire, UK, June.

Alan Williams / Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) feeding on Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) in garden Cheshire, UK, June.

Alan Williams / Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) feeding on Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) in garden Cheshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Yellow swarming fly (Thaumatomyia notata) swarm aggregating in house above window alongside Cluster fly (Pollenia sp) and Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis). Wiltshire, England, UK. September.

Jeff Foott / Pine (Pinus sp) forest with dead trees killed by Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae), snow capped mountains in background. Warmer weather due to climate change makes survival of the beetle...

Jeff Foott / Pine (Pinus sp) forest with dead trees killed by Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae), below snow capped mountain. Warmer weather due to climate change means the beetle is more likely to sur...

Edwin Giesbers / Ground beetle (Carabus arcensis) caught in weekly trapping, part of long-term research that has revealed a 72 percent reduction in Ground beetle numbers in past 22 years. Dwingelderveld National Park,...

Edwin Giesbers / Ground beetle (Carabus arcensis) caught in weekly trapping, part of long-term research that has revealed a 72 percent reduction in Ground beetle numbers in past 22 years. Dwingelderveld National Park,...

Tui De Roy / Galapagos staghorn beetle (Stenodontes molarius), female on leaf. Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador