Stephen Dalton / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) Sussex, UK

Nick Upton / Red ant (Myrmica rubra) collecting honeydew from Black bean aphids (Aphis fabae) on a Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) stem, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Will Watson / Field cuckoo bumblebee (Bombus campestris) on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), Worcestershire, England, UK, August.

Alan Williams / Hornet hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) feeding on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) at edge of woodland, Cheshire, UK, August.

Sven Zacek / European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) feeding on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) seeds in evening light in Valgamaa, Estonia, July.

Alan Williams / Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) seed heads shedding seed growing in field, Cheshire, England, UK. August.

Alan Williams / Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) seed heads shedding seed growing in field Cheshire, England, UK. August.

Alan Williams / Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) seed heads shedding seed growing in farm field Cheshire, England, UK. August.

Alan Williams / Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) Cheshire, UK, August.

MYN / Marko Masterl / Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) in flower, Slovenia, Europe, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

Rod Williams / Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Ladywell Fields, Lewisham, South East London, England, UK, July

Gary K. Smith / Dark green Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis aglaja) feeding on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) England, UK, June.