Kim Taylor / European hornet (Vespa crabro) worker in flight, Surrey, England, August.

Konrad Wothe / Army ant (Eciton burcellii) soldier surrounded by workers, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.

Konrad Wothe / Army ants (Eciton burcellii) Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.

Konrad Wothe / Termites (Nasutitermes sp) soldiers, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.

Alan Williams / Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queen feeding on Verbena bonariensis in garden Cheshire, England, UK. August.

Alan Williams / Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) queen feeding on Scabious (Scabiosa) flower in garden Cheshire, England, UK. September.

Alan Williams / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queen feeding on Thyme (Thymus) in garden Cheshire, England, UK. June.

Alan Williams / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queen feeding on Verbena bonariensis in garden Cheshire, England, UK. August.

Alan Williams / Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) queen feeding on Aubretia flower in garden Cheshire, England, UK. May.

Alex Hyde / Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) worker feeding on Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. July.

Chris Shields / Illustration of Termites (Isoptera),different castes within a colony. (L-R) Workers,soldier, winged and queen termites.