Clay Bolt / Entomologist and bee expert Eli Wyman with the first rediscovered individual of Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019. Model released.

Clay Bolt / Entomologist examining a large female Megachile bee during the hunt to rediscover Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) on the island of Ternate, North Moluccas, Indonesia. January 2019

Paul D Stewart / Male Large Blue Butterfly (Maculinea eutryphon / arion) collected in 1865. It is here surrounded by other extant UK blue butterfly species. The large Blue was first recorded as a British species in 17...

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of 'The Entomologist'. Rare copper print with original hand colouring, drawn by George Spratt, printed by George Madely, and sold individually as part of a series through Charles Tilt's F...

Mark Moffett / Entomologist Terry Erwin fogging tree with biodegradable pesticide to collect insect specimens, Pacaya-Samiria National Reservation, Peru

Clay Bolt / Entomologist Simon Robson with large Megachile species of bee during the hunt to rediscover Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto). Mollucas, Indonesia. January 2019

Clay Bolt / Entomologist and bee expert observing an arboreal termite mound. The termite mound has an interesting hole resembling an entrance for Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) Mollucas, Indonesia. January...

Phil Savoie / Entomologist collecting small bees, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, September.

Paul D Stewart / European butterflies on a collector's setting board. Collecting butterflies was a common hobby in Britain and Europe from the 18th to 20th century, as well as widespread for collections in museums.

Piotr Naskrecki / Matabele Ant (Pachycondyla analis) group streaming past entomologiest Gary Alpert, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Entomologist Tony Smith collecting invertebrates by 'beating' tree branches during a Bioblitz survey at Abbots Pool and woodland reserve, Bristol, UK, June.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Entomologist Pete 'The Bug Man' Dawson sweeping for insects during Arnos Vale Cemetery Bioblitz as members of the public watch, Bristol, UK, May 2012