Andres M. Dominguez / Fly agaric mushrooms (Amanita muscaria) in snow, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, Cortes de la Frontera, southern Spain, January.

Robert Thompson / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Peatlands Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, October.

Pete Oxford / Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) camouflaged in leaf litter in rainforest, Yasuni National Park, at 982,000 hectares, the largest national park in Ecuador

Nigel Cattlin / Crown imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) flower head, close up.

Ernie Janes / Crown imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) growing in spring border, cultivated plant in garden.

Heather Angel / Crown imperial lily (Fritillaria imperialis), six nectaries at base of stamens and stigma. In cultivation, Native to southeast Turkey and western Himalayas.

Robert Thompson / Pine imperial moth (Eacles imperialis) Lac-Drolet province Quebec, Canada, April.

Robert Thompson / Pine imperial moth (Eacles imperialis) Lac-Drolet province Quebec, Canada, April.

Jiri Lochman / Snail parasite blowfly (Amenia imperialis) Cape Tribulation, North-eastern Queensland, Australia.

Doug Wechsler / Imperial snipe (Gallinago imperialis) Yanacocha Reserve, Ecuador.

MYN / Clay Bolt / Orchid bee (Euglossa imperialis), Cocobolo Nature Reserve, Panama. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Clay Bolt / Orchid bee (Euglossa imperialis), Cocobolo Nature Reserve, Panama.

John Abbott / Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis) caterpillar, Orange County, Florida, USA September

David Kjaer / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) just emerging from ground, Wiltshire, UK

David Kjaer / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Hampshire, UK

David Kjaer / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Hampshire, UK

MYN / Marc Pihet / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), composite, Maine-et-Loire, France, October, meetyourneighbours.net project

Matthew Maran / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK. October 2015.

Matthew Maran / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK. October.

Matthew Maran / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) close up of gills, Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria) cap detail. Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria) against white background, Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Fly agaric fungi (Amanita muscaria) growing in coniferous woodland. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Sven Zacek / Fly agaric fungi (Amanita muscaria) on forest floor, Southern Estonia, September.

Pal Hermansen / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) growing in car graveyard, Bastns, Sweden, September.

MYN / Marc Pihet / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), Maine-et-Loire, Loire-Anjou-Touraine Natural Park, France, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), Maine-et-Loire, Loire-Anjou-Touraine Natural Park, France, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

Robert Thompson / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) under birch, Peatlands Park and Annagariff Wood NNR, Counry Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. September.

MYN / Clay Bolt / Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) Southern Appalachians, South Carolina, United States, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

David Tipling / Young girl photographing a Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) in woodland in autumn, Norfolk, England, UK. Model released.

Nick Upton / Fly agaric toadstools (Amanita muscaria) growing in grassland, Coate Water Country Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK, November.

Nick Upton / Fly agaric toadstool (Amanita muscaria) growing in grassland near lake, Coate Water, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK, November.

Roland Seitre / Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) captive, endemic to Dominica. Endangered species.

Roland Seitre / Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) captive, endemic to Dominica. Endangered species.

Roland Seitre / Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) captive, endemic to Dominica. Endangered species.

Roland Seitre / Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) captive, endemic to Dominica. Endangered species.

Roland Seitre / Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) captive, endemic to Dominica. Endangered species.

Roland Seitre / Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) captive, endemic to Dominica. Endangered species.

Alex Hyde / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) growing in coniferous woodland at night. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Ernie Janes / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushroom, Kelling Heath, Norfolk, UK, October

Ernie Janes / Fly agaric mushrooms (Amanita muscaria) on Kelling Heath, Norfolk, UK, Octboer.

Roland Seitre / Sign for Parrot Conservation and Research Centre, which conserves two endemic species of parrot the Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) and the Red-necked Amazon (Amazona arausiaca) Roseau, Dominica,...

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Antola regional park, Italy, November. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) growing, Slovenia, Europe, October Meetyourneighbours.net project

Eric Baccega / Fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria) growing on forest floor, Alsace, France, October.

Eric Baccega / Group of Fly agaric fungi (Amanita muscaria) growing on forest floor, Alsace, France, October.

Eric Baccega / Four Fly agaric fungi (Amanita muscaria) growing on forest floor, Alsace, France, October.

Theo Bosboom / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) at Rozendaalse bos, near Arnhem, the Netherlands, October

Ingo Arndt / Volute Snail (Cymbiola imperialis), Meeresmuseum Ozeania, Riedenburg, Germany

Eric Dragesco / Crown imperial or Kaiser's crown (Fritillaria imperialis) in flower, Dashti Jum Reserve, Tadjikistan, April

Eric Dragesco / Tadjik guide with photographer Eric Dragesco in Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) habitat with many Crown imperials / Kaiser's crown (Fritillaria imperialis) flowers, Dashti Jum Reserve, Tadjikistan, April 20...

Alex Hyde / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) toadstool growing on the University of Nottingham campus, UK, November

Mark Carwardine / Golden orb spider {Nephila imperialis} on neck of woman, used for production of spider silk, Antananarivo, Madagascar

MYN / Clay Bolt / Imperial Moth Caterpillar (Eacles imperialis)

Doug Wechsler / Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis) on leaves. Philadelphia, PA, USA

Robert Thompson / Imperial moth (Eaecales imperalis) USA. October

Stephen Dalton / Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) drinking, Dominica, Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, Endangered species

Robert Thompson / Caterpillar larva of Imperial moth {Eacles imperialis} Southern Arizona, USA, September

Martin Gabriel / Flower of Crown imperial (Fritillaria imperialis "lutea"), Bavaria, Germany, April

David Shale / Deep sea Ostracod {Azygocypridina imperialis} from the mid-Atlantic ridge, from 2600m

David Shale / Deep sea Ostracod {Azygocypridina imperialis} from the mid-Atlantic ridge, from 2600m

David Shale / Deepsea Ostracod {Azygocypridina imperialis} from the Eastern side of the mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2500m.

David Shale / Deepsea Ostracod {Azygocypridina imperialis} from the Eastern side of the mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2500m.

David Shale / Deepsea Ostracod {Azygocypridina imperialis} from the Eastern side of the mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2500m.

David Shale / Deepsea Ostracods {Azygocypridina imperialis} from the eastern side of the mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2500m.

David Shale / Deepsea Ostracod {Azygocypridina imperialis} from the Eastern side of the mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2500m.

PREMAPHOTOS / Male Imperial moth {Eacles imperialis} on branch, South Carolina, USA

PREMAPHOTOS / Male Imperial moth {Eacles imperialis} South Carolina, USA

Tony Phelps / Golden orb weaver spider {Nephila imperialis} DeHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Black striped snake {Coniophanes imperialis imperialis} Texas, USA

Barry Mansell / Imperial moth female on bark {Eacles imperialis} Florida, USA

David Noton / Close up of Golden orb spider on web {Nephila imperialis} Cape Tribulation Queensland, Australia

Pete Oxford / Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) camouflaged in leaf litter in rainforest, Yasuni National Park, at 982,000 hectares, the largest national park in Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) camouflaged in leaf litter in rainforest, Yasuni National Park, at 982,000 hectares, the largest national park in Ecuador

Chris Newbert / Sea Urchin (Phyllacanthus imperialis) with ocean surface in background, Hawaii

Fabio Liverani / Salamander {Hydromantes imperialis} Italy

Cyril Ruoso / Orchid Bee (Euglossa imperialis) feeding on flower nectar, Golfito, Costa Rica

Roland Seitre / Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) on flag of Dominica, West Indies.

Roland Seitre / Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) on flag of Dominica, West Indies.

Roland Seitre / Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) on flag of Dominica, West Indies.

Steven David Miller / Tiny male Golden orb weaver spiders on web with female (centre) with wrapped up prey

Mark Moffett / Imperial Bromeliad (Alcantarea imperialis) rare giant bromeliad on the property of Pedro Luis Porto, Cavalcanti, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Emanuele Biggi / Imperial cave salamander (Speleomantes imperialis) hiding in hole in rock, Sarrabus, Sardinia, Italy.

David Fleetham / Marbled cone shell (Conus marmoreus) feeding on an Imperial cone (Conus imperialis) on the seabed, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Imperial urchin (Phyllacanthus imperialis) moving across the frame, Oklahoma Aquarium. Captive.

Cyril Ruoso / Orchid bee (Euglossa imperialis) male in flight, close up. Golfito, Costa Rica.

Cyril Ruoso / Orchid bee (Euglossa imperialis) male in flight, close up. Golfito, Costa Rica.

Cyril Ruoso / Orchid bee (Euglossa imperialis) male in flight, close up. Golfito, Costa Rica.

Cyril Ruoso / Orchid bee (Euglossa imperialis) male in flight. Golfito, Costa Rica.

Doug Wechsler / Imperial moth caterpillar (Eacles imperialis) Morris Arboretum, Pennsylvania, USA, September.