Alex Mustard / Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) scampers across a coral reef amongst sponges, Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Jan Hamrsky / Diving Beetle (Rhantus suturalis). Czech Republic. Controlled conditions.

Alex Hyde / Jungle nymph (Heteropteryx sp) photographed on a white background. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Canopy jumping spider (Phidippus otiosus) female orginating from North America. Captive.

Daniel Heuclin / Male Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) France, November 2011

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) hovering near Snowberry flowers (Symphoricarpos sp.) in Parade gardens park, with city buildings in the background, Bath, England, UK, June

Solvin Zankl / Wild Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute for Molecular Pathology, Austria [focus stacking]

Solvin Zankl / Laboratory culture of Wild type Common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute for Molecular Pathology, Austria

Solvin Zankl / Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) laboratory culture Curly (wings turn up) mutant, the mutations are used as genetic markers in gene research, Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute for Mol...

Solvin Zankl / Wild Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute of Molecular Pathology, Austria [focus staking]

Solvin Zankl / Research scientist Dr. Anne von Philipsborn sorting a laboratory culture of Common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) at the Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute for Molecular Pathology, Austri...

Solvin Zankl / Sorting Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) laboratory culture embryos for DNA injection at the Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute for Molecular Pathology, Austria.

Solvin Zankl / Wild Common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute for Molecular Pathology, Austria [focus stacking]

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on Pink asters (Aster novae-angliae) in garden, Wiltshire, England, UK, September. Did you know? A honey bee will travel six miles or more on a single foraging flig...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Male Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) sunning itself on Rose flower (Rosa sp.) in garden in autumn, Wiltshire, England, UK, October . Property released. Did you know? The Latin name for this...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Queen Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) feeding on Yellow tree peony (Paeonia ludlowii) flower in garden, with house in the background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Female Garden spider (Araneus diadematus) wrapping up fly prey with silk on web spun in garden, with house in the background, Wiltshire England, UK, September . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of Large rose sawfly larvae (Arge pagana) feeding on young Rose leaves (Rosa sp.) in garden, Wiltshire, England, UK, August . Property released.

Alex Hyde / Purple emperor butterfly (Apatura iris) male on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf basking with wings open, UK, Captive.

Alex Hyde / Heath fritillary (Melitaea athalia) resting on scabious flower, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, August.

Alex Hyde / Dead leaf mantis (Deroplatys dessicata) hanging upside down from twig, photographed against a white background, orginating from South East Asia. Captive.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Edible crab (Cancer pagurus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, August 2011. Did you know? A large female Edible crab can carry up to 20 million eggs...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Velvet Swimming Crab (Necora puber / Liocarcinus puber), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October, 2011

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Crustaceans have blue blood,...

Simon Colmer / Honeybee workers exchanging food - known as trophallaxis (Apis mellifera) Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) returning to hive and communicating nectar source to other workers, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers exchanging food - known as trophallaxis, Sussex, UK

John Abbott / Chilean rose / flame / fire / red-haired tarantula (Grammostola rosea) female, from South America

John Abbott / Chilean rose / flame / fire / red-haired tarantula (Grammostola rosea) pair mating, female on left, male on right, from South America

MYN / Jerry Monkman / American lobster (Homarus americanus) Rye, New Hampshire, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Sven Zacek / Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea sp.) – either Heath or False Heath – at rest on a grass stem. Estonia, Europe, June.

Sven Zacek / Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) flying around the entrance to their (domestic) hive. Estonia, Europe, June.

Konrad Wothe / Girl looking at Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) on web. Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe, September. Model released.

Nick Garbutt / Adult Violin Beetle (Mormolyce borneensis) on decaying leaf on the rain forest floor. Near Ginseng Camp in the heart of Maliau Basin - Sabah's 'Lost World'. Maliau Basin, Borneo.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on thistle in front of machinery for Wetland habitat creation for the RSPB by Breheny Civil Engineers at Bowers Marsh RSPB Reserve, RSPB Greater T...

Robert Thompson / Variable damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) on reed stalk, Brackagh Moss NNR, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, June

David Shale / Deepsea arcturid Isopod from a coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, November 2011

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Aggregation of Spider crabs (Maja squinado) in shallow water off Burton Bradstock, Dorset, UK, August. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus), New Forest, Hampshire, England, UK, July

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Ringlet butterfly (Aphantopus hyperanthus) with wings closed, Somerset Levels, UK, July

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) moving forward, Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, April. Did you know? Despite their name, hermit crabs can be quite sociable creatures.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / A tiny amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) living on Dead man's fingers soft coral (Alcyonium digitatum) Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Long-clawed squat lobster (Munida rugosa) portrait, Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, June

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Long legged spider crab (Macropodia rostrata) on Dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum). Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Pair of Skeleton shrimps (Caprella linearis) male on left, living on lightbulb tunicates. Bard Cave, Bressay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Spiny squat lobster (Galathea strigosa) close up, Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, June

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Skeleton shrimp (Caprella linearis) living within the polyps of Dead man's fingers soft coral. Bard Cave, Bressay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Leach's spider crab (Inachus phalangium) sheltering from the current beneath tentacles of Snakelocks anemone (Anemonia viridis) Selsey, West Sussex, UK, May

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Marbled White Butterfly (Melanagria galathea) resting on Small Scabious (Scabiosa colombaria) flower, Badbury Rings, Dorset, UK, July. Did you know? The marbled white is actually a strikingly coloured...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Bee keeper, Richard Emery, attending Honey bee (Apis mellifera) beehive at a heathland site in Suffolk, UK, August 2011. Model released

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Worker European honey bees (Apis mellifera) in beehive, Suffolk, UK, August

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) beehives sited on edge of heathland for premium heather honey production, Suffolk, UK, August 2011.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Worker European honey bees (Apis mellifera) entering and leaving hive at a heathland site, Suffolk, UK, August

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebeius argus) well-worn male at rest on Bell heather (Erica cinerea) Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Common darter dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) adult female at rest on Bell heather (Erica cinerea), Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebeius argus) male at rest on Bell heather (Erica cinerea) Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebeius argus) at rest on plant, Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) on Bell heather (Erica cinerea), Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, July

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Marbled white butterfly (Melanagria galathea) resting on grass with spider's web at dawn, Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, July

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Two Marbled white butterflies (Melanagria galathea) resting on Meadow vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis), Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, July

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Marbled White butterfly (Melanagria galathea) resting on Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower, Badbury Rings, Dorset, UK, July

Jan Hamrsky / Spread-winged Damselfly (Lestidae) nymph portrait. Europe, July.

Jan Hamrsky / Portrait of Darner Dragonfly (Aeshna) nymph. Europe, September.

Stephen Dalton / Great Silver Water / Diving Beetle (Hydrophilus piceus) male. Sussex, UK, March.

Stephen Dalton / Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) visiting Geranium flower. Sussex, UK, May.

Sandesh Kadur / Termites (Isoptera) flying upwards towards a street lamp, India

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser {Libellula quadrimaculata} dragonfly resting on grass in wetland habitat with swans in the background, Shapwick Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, UK. June

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser {Libellula quadrimaculata} dragonfly resting on grass in wetland habitat, Shapwick Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, UK. June 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Orange Tip butterfly {Anthocharis cardamines} male resting on Cuckooflower {Cardamine pratensis}, blue background, north Devon, UK, April. Did you know? Sadly butterflies are not as common as they onc...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Orange Tip butterfly {Anthocharis cardamines} female resting on Cuckooflower {Cardamine pratensis}, north Devon, UK. April

B&S Draker / Texas Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi) adult at sunset in defense posture. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, May.

B&S Draker / Cicada (Tibicen resh) adult emerging from nymph carapace. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, June. Sequence 10 of 10.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small red damselflies {Ceriagrion tenellum} covered in morning dew, Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. August. Did you know? Male red damselflies have a red abdomen (not surprisingly), females ar...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall, UK. April Sequence 5/7

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall, UK. April Sequence 7/7

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} emerging from nymphal case, Cornwall, UK. April Sequence 6/7

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large red damselfly {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} nymph about to hatch, Cornwall, UK. April, Sequence 1/7

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common blue damselfly {Enallagma cyathigerum}, portrait, Tamar Lake, Cornwall, UK. June. Did you know? Damselfly eyes are clearly separated whereby most dragonflies eyes touch, or nearly touch, at the...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum), close up portrait. Tamar Lake, Cornwall, UK, June. Highly commended, 'Hidden Britain' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) comp...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common blue damselfly {Enallagma cyathigerum}, mating pair, Little Bradley Ponds, Devon, UK. July. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common blue damselfly {Enallagma cyathigerum}, mating pair, Little Bradley Ponds, Devon, UK. July

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Blue-tailed damselfly {Ischnura elegans}, male on flower spike, Cornwall, UK. June

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Two Blue-tailed damselflies {Ischnura elegans}, silhouette on reed, Cornwall, UK. June.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Blue-tailed damselfly {Ischnura elegans} half visible behind reed stem, Cornwall, UK. June

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Banded demoiselle {Calopteryx splendens} silhouette of male on grass flower, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. May

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small red damselfly {Ceriagrion tenellum} resting on willow herb flower spike, covered in morning dew, Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. August

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Emerald damselfly {Lestes sponsa}, silhouette against water, Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. September. Did you know? RSPB Arne is a diverse habitat for insects, birds, plants and mammals, and...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Marsh fritillary butterfly {Euphydrayas aurinia} on Spotted heath orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Dunsdon, near Holsworthy, Devon, UK. June

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Marsh fritillary butterfly {Euphydrayas aurinia} backlit on plant stem, Dunsdon, near Holsworthy, Devon, UK. June. Did you know? Marsh fritillary butterflies lay 350 eggs in one batch.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Emperor dragonfly {Anax imperator} chrysalis shell by water's edge, Denmark Farm, Wales, UK. June

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Ringlet butterfly {Aphantopus hyperantus} resting on yellow rattle flowers, Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Spider's web covered in dew, Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, June. Photographer quote 'Always an appealing subject, but only on rare occassions is the air still enough to allow clos...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) on Foxglove flowers, Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, June

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Black-tailed skimmer dragonfly (Orthetrum cancellatum), Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata), Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, June. Did you know? Dragonflies can fly backwards.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) in rain, Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, June. Photographer quote: 'Photographing in wet conditions can often result in inte...