Christophe Courteau / Giant honey bee nest (Apis dorsata) up in a giant Mengaris tree (Koompassia excelsa) dipterocarp forest in Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Nick Upton / Short-haired bumblebee queen (Bombus subterraneus) collected in Sweden being released onto Birdsfoot trefoil flowers (Lotus corniculatus) during a UK reintroduction project run by the Bumblebee Conser...

Nick Upton / Six spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) taking off after nectaring on Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) in a perennial wildflower meadow planted around university Halls of Residence by Bristo...

Chris Mattison / Spider webs covered in dew, on a flowering Gorse bush, Peak District National Park, UK October

Ernie Janes / Clematis 'Fujimusume' and Everlasting peas (Lathyrus latifolius) in garden, Norfolk, England, UK, July.

Adrian Davies / Common Peas (Pisum sativum) in pod showing alternate packing arrangement, studio shot, UK

Wim van den Heever / Umbrella Thorn tree (Vachellia tortilis) at night with campsite below and stars above, Lake Ndutu Tanzania

Pal Hermansen / Sprouting Chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) on white background.

Pal Hermansen / Sprouting Chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) on white background.

Kirkendall-Spring / Peas in a pod from an urban garden, Washington, USA, July 2013.

LYNN M. STONE / Golden Retriever puppy at 5 weeks, in garden with blue sweet peas and tete-a-tete daffodils. Kingston, Illinois

Loic Poidevin / Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) in a bush Gorse (Ulex) flower, Breton Marsh, West France, March