Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a male Orchid bee (Euglossini) gathering nectar from an orchid (Lycomormium ecuadorense) flower, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a queen termite (Isoptera) in chamber, with workers gathering liquid containing pheromones exuded from the queen's rear end, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Tony Wu / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), ten swimming together in gathering of more than 50 individuals. Whales with flatulence and defecating. Sri Lanka.

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) group gathered for mating, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia

David Tipling / Eurasian magpies (Pica pica) five gathering prior to going to roost Hortobagy National Park, Hungary January

John Chan / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) gathering pollen from a Sea fig (Carpobrotus chilensis), Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) gathering at the entrance to their nest in a hollowed log, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California, USA, September.

John Chan / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) gathering at the entrance of their nest in a hollow log, with some returning workers carrying pollen baskets, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California, USA, October.

David Fleetham / Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) gathering at a cleaning station off where small fish will remove their parasites. West Maui, Hawaii.

Theo Bosboom / Common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) group gathering over water, Hondenven, Tubbergen, Netherlands, July.

Cyril Ruoso / Feral Horses (Equus caballus) gathering around waterhole, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia.

Terry Whittaker / Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) swimming underwater, dragging nesting material back to its burrow, Kent, England, UK. October.