Ingo Arndt / Ladybirds (Hippodamia convergens) gathering to mate, California, USA.

Michael Durham / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) with pollen baskets, Oregon

Tony Wu / Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) large group gathering together, rubbing together to shed skin, interacting and defecating. Indian Ocean, March.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) gathering at a waterhole, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Chien Lee / Red Stink Bug (Pycanum rubeus) hatchlings cluster to amplify the effect of their aposematic warning coloration, Malaysia

Jack Dykinga / Snow geese (Anser caerulescens) flying toward their gathering pond, with moon in the background, Boque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. December.

Matthias Breiter / Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) group mating after hibernation, Narcisse, Manitoba, Canada

Felicity Lanchester,Felicity Lanchester / Mixed group of Cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis), Great egrets (Ardea alba), African openbill storks (Anastomus lamelligerus) and Sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) gathering to roost, Selous Game Res...

Claudio Contreras,Claudio Contreras / Women gathering mollusc eggs for sale at market, Bilang Bilangang Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April 2013

Juergen Freund / Junior ranger carries a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) to shore for the scientific research data gathering. Queensland, Australia, May 2011. Model released.

Marie Read / Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus), gathering Pinyon Pine seeds in autumn. Mono Lake Basin, California, USA, October.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) in shallow water gathering very close to shore, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean