Andy Sands / German wasp (Vespula germanica) worker carrying rubbish, flying out of nest in air brick, Hertfordshire, England, UK. July

Nigel Cattlin / Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) female resting on Medlar (Mespilus germanica) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Medlar (Mespilus germanica) fruit, senescing leaves in background. Berkshire, England, UK. November.

Nigel Cattlin / German cockroach (Blatella germanica) on diced Carrot.

Heather Angel / Wasp (Vespula germanica) nectaring on Pineapple lily (Eucomis comosa). Pollen is deposited on underside of wasp's hairy body and transferred to stigma of next flower visited. Lily cultivated in ga...

Konrad Wothe / Gentian (Gentianella germanica) Karwendel mountains, Alps, Austria. September.

Nick Upton / European wasps (Vespula germanica) entering and leaving an underground nest, with one removing an injured grub, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / European wasps (Vespula germanica) entering and leaving an underground nest, with some removing balls of soil, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / European wasps (Vespula germanica) entering and leaving an underground nest, with some removing balls of soil, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / European wasps (Vespula germanica) entering and leaving an underground nest, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / European wasps (Vespula germanica) entering and leaving an underground nest, with some removing balls of soil, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Loic Poidevin / Red-winged grasshoper (Oedipoda germanica) on the ground, Vendee, France, August.