Edwin Giesbers / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Beetle, (Rhagonycha fulva), feeding on oxeye daisy flower, Scotland, UK, July.

Robert Thompson / Jewel beetle (Anthaxia hungarica) on aster flower, South of Casteil, French Pyrenees, France. May

Yashpal Rathore / Composite image of Fireflies synchronize display just after first shower of monsoon, on moonless night. India.

Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Fireflies (Lampyridae) flying around a tree, Bicol, Philippines.

Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Fireflies (Lampyridae) flying around a tree, Bicol, Philippines.

Guy Edwardes / Reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) perched on termite mound, Khwai, Botswana.

Steve Downer / Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestrus) feeding on caterpillar, UK, June.

Lucas Bustamante / Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp.) (Possibly C. rhombicollis) Canande, Esmeraldas, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis) in defensive position, on flower, Chinambi, Carchi, Ecuador.

Staffan Widstrand / Praying mantis nymph silhouetted through leaf,. Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

Konrad Wothe / Pair of Rosalia longicorns (Rosalia alpina) climbing up a Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) whilst mating, Upper Bavaria, Germany, August.