Robert Thompson / Jewel beetle (Anthaxia hungarica) on aster flower, South of Casteil, French Pyrenees, France. May

Kim Taylor / Wood-boring / Longhorn beetle {Rhagium mordax} pupa in Oak wood. UK.

Kim Taylor / Wood-boring / Longhorn beetle {Rhagium mordax} on bracken. UK.

Chris Mattison / Jewel beetle (Polybothris sp) amongst moss, dorsal view / top. Vohiparara, Madagascar. Sequence 1/2.

Chris Mattison / Jewel beetle (Polybothris sp) amongst moss, ventral view / underside. Vohiparara, Madagascar. Sequence 2/2.

Chris Mattison / Common dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) on moss. Whitelye, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Chris Mattison / Common dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) on white background. Whitelye, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Chris Mattison / Common dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) on white background. Whitelye, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

David Fleetham / Coral-boring scallop (Pedum spondyloideum) with colourful mantle. Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Sea cucumber (Holothuria pervicax) at night with Red boring sponge (Hamigera sp) in foreground. Hawaii.

Piotr Naskrecki / Dor Beetle (Geotrupes vernalis), Poland

Joao Burini / Rainbow jewel beetle (Agrilaxia sp) Sao Paulo, Brazil. South-east Atlantic forest.