Michel Roggo / Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in holding pool on upstream spawning migration, Quebec, Canada, August. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

Michel Roggo / Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) travelling upstream on spawning migration, Umealven, Sweden, July. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

Alex Hyde / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) growing in coniferous woodland at night. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Graham Eaton / Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) jumping a waterfall on the Afon Lledr, Betws Y Coed, Wales, October

Graham Eaton / Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) jumping a waterfall on the Afon Lledr, Betws Y Coed, Wales, October

Graham Eaton / Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) jumping a waterfall on the Afon Lledr, Betws Y Coed, Wales, October

Ernie Janes / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushroom, Kelling Heath, Norfolk, UK, October

Ernie Janes / Fly agaric mushrooms (Amanita muscaria) on Kelling Heath, Norfolk, UK, Octboer.

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Antola regional park, Italy, November. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Jussi Murtosaari / Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in aquarium, Finland, May.

Nick Upton / Male Thick-legged flower beetle / Swollen-thighed beetle (Oedemera nobilis) resting on a Nodding / Musk thistle (Carduus nutans) flowering in a Pollen and Nectar flower mixture bordering a Barley crop...

Glenn Bartley / Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis) feeding on nectar near flowers, Lake Huacarpay, Peru

MYN / Marko Masterl / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) growing, Slovenia, Europe, October Meetyourneighbours.net project

Eric Baccega / Fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria) growing on forest floor, Alsace, France, October.

Eric Baccega / Group of Fly agaric fungi (Amanita muscaria) growing on forest floor, Alsace, France, October.

Eric Baccega / Four Fly agaric fungi (Amanita muscaria) growing on forest floor, Alsace, France, October.

Alex Mustard / Noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis), a large bivalve shell (this individual was about 60cm/2ft), endemic to the Mediterraean, grows vertically from a bed of Caulerpa algae. Calasetta, Island of Sant'Antio...

Alex Mustard / Decorative sea silk, woven from the spun byssus threads produced by the large bivalve mollusc, the Noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis). Calasetta, Island of Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, Italy. Mediterranean Se...

Alex Mustard / Nudibranch (Flabellina nobilis) feeding on a solitary hydroid (Tubularia indivisa) and laying eggs. Gulen, Bergen, Norway. North East Atlantic Ocean.

Sven Zacek / Hepticas (Hepatica nobilis) flowering in spruce forest by a river, Northern Estonia, April.

Sven Zacek / Hepaticas (Hepatica nobilis) flowering in spruce forest by a river, Northern Estonia, April.

Sven Zacek / Hepaticas (Hepatica nobilis) in bloom under a spruce forest, Northern Estonia, April.

Franco Banfi / Pen shell (Pinna nobilis) in seagrass meadow of Nepture grass (Posidonia oceanica), Ischia Island, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Theo Bosboom / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) at Rozendaalse bos, near Arnhem, the Netherlands, October

Konrad Wothe / Fire resistant Bismarck Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) trees in savanna near Ilakaka, Madagascar

Paul Harcourt Davies / Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis / triloba) in flower, Il Sasseto, near Torrealfina, Orvieto, Italy, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis / triloba) in flower in woodland, Il Sasseto, near Torrealfina, Orvieto, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) male, Orvieto, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) Orvieto, Italy, May

Konrad Wothe / European Liver Leaf (Hepatica nobilis) blooming in forest, Bavaria, Germany

Alex Hyde / False Black Widow (Steatoda nobilis), female an invasive species to the UK. The false widow has been established in the UK for over 100 years, particularly around ports on the south coast of England w...

Alex Hyde / False Black Widow (Steatoda nobilis), female an invasive species to the UK. The false widow has been established in the UK for over 100 years, particularly around ports on the south coast of England w...

Alex Hyde / False Black Widow (Steatoda nobilis) female, an invasive species to the UK.

Ross Hoddinott / Flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) feeding on Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum), Crantock, near Newquay, Cornwall, UK. June

Alex Hyde / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) toadstool growing on the University of Nottingham campus, UK, November

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March

Sandra Bartocha / Common hepatica (Anenome hepatica) in flower at base of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Common hepatica (Anemone hepatica) in flower, Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) flowers, April

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) flowers Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germay, April

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) flower close-up, April

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) flowers close-up, April

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Thick-legged flower beetle / Swollen-thighed beetle (Oedemera nobilis) found feeding on Beaked hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) flower during Arnos Vale Cemetery Bioblitz, with stone cross and gravestone...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Female Thick-legged flower beetle / Swollen-thighed beetle (Oedemera nobilis) feeding on Beaked hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) pollen, found during Bioblitz survey at Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, UK,...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Male Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) feeding on Beaked hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) flower as members of the public walk past during Arnos Vale Cemetery Bioblitz, Bristol, UK, May 2012

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Member of the public inspecting a male Thick-legged flower beetle / Swollen-thighed beetle (Oedemera nobilis) held carefully in a hand during Arnos Vale Cemetery Bioblitz, Bristol, UK, May 2012

Andy Sands / Thick legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis)bottom, with Sawfly (Symphyta sp) on Ox eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) Bedfordshire, England, UK, May

MYN / Niall Benvie / Flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, UK May 2012 BioBlitz, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Niall Benvie / Flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, UK May 2012 BioBlitz, meetyourneighbours.net project

Murray Cooper / Noble Snipe (Gallinago nobilis) day old chick, Andes, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Noble Snipe (Gallinago nobilis), Andes, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Noble Snipe (Gallinago nobilis) day old chick, Andes, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Noble Snipe (Gallinago nobilis), Andes, Ecuador

Dave Watts / Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) showing male cones, Canberra Botanical Gardens, Australia, September. Critically endangered.

Dave Watts / Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) needles, Canberra Botanical Gardens, Australia, September. Critically endangered.

Dave Watts / Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) Canberra Botanical Gardens, New South Wales, Australia, September. Critically endangered.

Niall Benvie / Composite of insects, arachnids and plants found on the Arnos Vale BioBlitz, Bristol, UK, June 2012 meetyourneighbours.net project. Orange ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata), Ivy (Hedera helix), Green...

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Blue Anemone (Hepatica nobilis) with orange background, Norway, May.

Andy Sands / Flower Beetle (Oedemera lurida) gravid female cleaning antennae. Bedfordshire, England, June.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Hawkweed flolwer (Hieracium sp) with Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis), Hardington Moor NNR, Somerset, UK, May

Nick Upton / Male Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera femoralis) resting head down on treestump. Wiltshire, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Orthonevra nobilis) sunbasking on a leaf. Wiltshire garden, UK, May.

Colin Varndell / Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) on meadow cranesbill flower. Somerset, UK, May.

Nature Production / Shieldbug (Calliphara nobilis / exellens) Japan

Konrad Wothe / European Liver Leaf (Hepatica nobilis) flower, Germany

Andy Sands / Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) male viewed from above on white flower, Hertfordshire, England, September

Daniel Heuclin / Arizona / Madrean Alligator Lizard (Elgaria kingii nobilis) basking on a rock. Controlled conditions. Chiricahua mountains, Arizona, USA, August.

Michel Roggo / Bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis) Europe

Alan Watson / Palm trees (Bismarkia nobilis) native to Madagascar, and sandstone rock formations, Isalo National Park, Madagascar January 2009

Alan Watson / Palm trees (Bismarkia nobilis) native to Madagascar, and sandstone rock formations, Isalo National Park, Madagascar January 2009

Alan Watson / Palm trees (Bismarkia nobilis) native to Madagascar, and sandstone rock formations, Isalo National Park, Madagascar January 2009

Alan Watson / Palm tree (Bismarkia nobilis) native to Madagascar, and sandstone rock formations, Isalo National Park, Madagascar

Nick Upton / Male Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) with swollen hind femora, on Common hogweed / Cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium) flowers. Potato capsid bug (Closterotomus norwegicus) feeds in back...

Nick Upton / Male Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) with swollen hind femora, foraging on Common hogweed / Cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium) flowers. Wiltshire, UK, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) male on poppy, note the swollen hind femora characteristic of males, Italy

Paul Harcourt Davies / Flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) female on Bertoloni's bee orchid (Ophrys bertolonii) Italy

Sue Daly / Arms of Featherstar (Comanthina sp) Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Sue Daly / Colourful arms of Featherstar (Comanthina sp) Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Sue Daly / Arms of Featherstar (Comanthina sp) Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Sue Daly / Featherstars (Comanthina sp) Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Dietmar Nill / Sharp lobed hepatica (Hepatica nobilis) flower, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Sharp lobed hepatica (Hepatica nobilis) flower, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Sharp lobed hepatica (Hepatica nobilis) flower, Germany

Philippe Clement / Bay laurel / Bay tree / True laurel / Sweet bay / Laurel tree (Laurus nobilis) in kitchen garden, native to the Mediterranean region

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Roman camomile (Chamaemelum nobile) flowers, Limassol, Cyprus, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Roman camomile (Chamaemelum nobile) flowers, Limassol, Cyprus, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Hepatica / Blue anemone (Hepatica nobilis) flowers, Sabysjon, Uppland, Sweden, April 2009

Stephen Dalton / Typical web of the Scaffold spider (Steotoda nobilis) UK, Theridiidea

Stephen Dalton / Scaffold web spider (Steotoda nobilis) on web against a wall, Sussex, UK

Stephen Dalton / Scaffold web spider (Steotoda nobilis) retreating into burrow, UK

Stephen Dalton / Scaffold web spider (Steotoda nobilis) and Damselfly (Enoplagmatha ovata) prey, UK

Stephen Dalton / Scaffold web spider (Steotoda nobilis) building web against a wall, Sussex, UK

Stephen Dalton / Scaffold spider (Steotoda nobilis) on web on walls of Chichester cathedral, Sussex, UK, Theridiidae