Sylvain Cordier / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) wintering in Oyamel pine forests (Abies religiosa) Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve / Reserva de Biosfera de la Mariposa Monarca UNESCO World Heritage Site, An...

Claudio Contreras / Californian sea lion (Zalophus californianus) swimming in Southern sea palm (Eisenia arborea) and Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest, San Benitos Islands, Baja California Pacific Islands Biosphe...

Sergio Hanquet / Arrow crab (Sternorhynchus lanceolatus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Heather Angel / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) forages on pollen in Apple (Malus domestica) flower, collecting pollen in pollen basket. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) larvae still with a raft of empty egg cases, June Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Large rose sawfly (Arge pagana) larvae feeding on ornamental rose leaves in summer, Berkshire, September

Nigel Cattlin / Insect / invertebrate house / bug hotel with various refuge options for hiding / over-wintering, WWT, West Sussex, UK, July.

David Fleetham / Blue-spotted Sea Urchin (Astropyga radiata) expelling waste from the sac in the center of it's body. Maui, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Day / Common Reef Octopus (Octopus cyanea) swimming. Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Close up of underside of Panamic cushion star (Pentaceraster cumungi), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

David Fleetham / Opening in the mantle of Giant clam (Tridacna gigas) Tubbataha Reef, Philippines.

David Fleetham / Pair of Tomato anemonefish (Amphiprion frenatus) in Bulb tenacle sea anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor), Philippines.

David Fleetham / Crinoid shrimp (Periclimenes amboinensis) on matching Feather star (Comanthus bennetti) Philippines.

David Fleetham / Tiny eyes of Spider conch / Scorpion shell (Lambis scorpius) peering from underside of shell, Philippines.

David Fleetham / Bubble coral shrimp (Vir philippinensis) on Bubble coral (Plerogyra sp), Philippines.

David Fleetham / Thorny Oyster shell (Spondylus varians), Komodo, Indonesia.

David Fleetham / Common reef octopus (Octopus cyanea), Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Necklace sea star (Fromia monilis) on gorgonian coral, Indonesia.

David Fleetham / Hawaiian pom-pom / boxer crab (Lybia edmondsoni)with anemones (Triactis sp) that it carries around holding with the claws and using them for defense, waving in front of the possible aggressor. An exam...

David Fleetham / Pair of squat lobsters (Galathea sp) on Gorgonian coral, Komodo, Indonesia.

David Fleetham / Porcelain crab (Porcellanella picta) hiding between the blades of the Seapen (Pteroeides sp). Komodo, Indonesia.

David Fleetham / Gammarid isopods (Cyproidea sp) on tunicate (Tunicata). Komodo, Indonesia.

David Fleetham / Gammarid isopod (Cyproidea sp) on Tunicate (Tunicata). Komodo, Indonesia.

Steve Downer / Juvenile Common frog (Rana temporaria) on back of a Common snail (Cornu aspersum), UK, June.

Steve Downer / Juvenile Common frog (Rana temporaria) on back of a Common snail (Cornu aspersum), UK, June.

Sylvain Cordier / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), wintering from November to March in Oyamel pine forests (Abies religiosa) Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

Brian Bevan / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) weaving egg sac, Bedfordshire, England, UK, Agust.

Dave Bevan / Female Giant wood wasp (Uroceras gigas) inserting ovipositor into tree stump to lay eggs, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September.

Michael Hutchinson / Slow motion clip of a Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) feeding from a Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) flower, Bristol, England, UK, September.

Philippe Clement / House spider (Tegenaria duelica) trapped in a washbasin in bathroom, Belgium, September.

Dave Bevan / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpiller climbing down a Fuchsia (Fuchsia) plant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September.

Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of Black garden ants (Lasius niger) moving exposed eggs underground, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September.

Konrad Wothe / Pair of Rosalia longicorns (Rosalia alpina) climbing up a Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) whilst mating, Upper Bavaria, Germany, August.

James Dunbar / Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Male Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) wrapping up prey, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Close-up of a pair of Nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) mating, UK. Captive.

Brian Bevan / Two Giant african snails (Achatina fulica) emerging from their shells and looking around, UK. Captive.

Brian Bevan / Close-up of a group of Wood ants (Formica rufa) carrying a dead insect back to their nest, Bedfordshire, England, UK, August.

Brian Bevan / Close-up of a group of Wood ants (Formica rufa) carrying a dead Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) back to their nest, Bedfordshire, England, UK, August.

John Waters / Timelapse of flies and a slug on a Common stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), Mendips, Somerset, UK, July.

John Waters / Timelapse of flies feeding on the tip of a Common stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), Mendips, Somerset, UK, July.

Dave Bevan / Large white (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars eating Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) leaves, with Small white (Pieris rapae) caterpillars, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. September.

James Dunbar / Male Garden spider (Araneus) attaching silk to prey, England, UK, September.

Steve Downer / Close up of a Black slug (Arion ater agg.) feeding on a Plantain lily (Hosta) leaf, Birmingham, England, UK, August.

Steve Downer / Black slug (Arion ater agg.) feeding on a dead Yellow slug (Limax flavus), Birmingham, England, UK, August.

James Dunbar / Close-up of a Sweat bee (Lasioglossum) nectaring on a flower before grooming itself and taking off, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Sweat bee (Lasioglossum) nectaring on a flower, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) nectaring on a thistle flower, England, UK, September.

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Garden spider (Araenus diadematus) on web, wrapping prey, West Wales, UK, October.

Steve Downer / Grove snail / brown lipped snail (Cepaea nemoralis) with juvenile riding on its back, Birmingham UK June.

Steve Downer / Garden cross spider (Aranea diadematus) juvenile spiderling making web, UK.

Steve Downer / Yellow slug (Limax flavus) back lit embryo moving around in egg case.

Steve Downer / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) fast motion of bee collecting pollen from begonia flower and flying lies off. Birmingham UK. September.

Steve Downer / Slug (Species unknown) descending on slime rope from leaf. UK. June.

Steve Downer / Yellow slug (Limax maximus) moving across bridge over road with traffic in the background. Birmingham, UK. June.

Steve Downer / Black arion slug (Arion ater) moving, viewed from beneath showing ripples or pedal waves used for locomotion.

Steve Downer / Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) close-up of eye.

Steve Downer / Yellow slug larva (Limax flavus) emerging from an egg case, controlled conditions.

Steve Downer / Yellow slug larva (Limax flavus) emerging from an egg case, controlled conditions.

Steve Downer / Newly hatched slug (Gastropoda) approaching a water droplet on a leaf before bursting it and retracting its eyestalks, Birmingham, England, UK. Controlled conditions.

Steve Downer / Banded snail (Cepaea nemoralis) on rear of a backlit rose leaf, controlled conditions.

Steve Downer / Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) feeding on grass, controlled conditions.

Steve Downer / Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus) feeding on a fruit fly, controlled conditions.

Konrad Wothe / Giant snail (Megalobulimus) in a lowland rainforest, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco Region, Peru.

James Dunbar / Male Orb-weaving spider (Araneus) courting a female near a dead fly, Bristol, England, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Common prawns (Palaemon serratus) and a Rock goby (Gobius paganellus) feeding on a dead Montagu's crab (Xantho hydrophilus) in a rockpool, Cornwall, England, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Rock goby (Gobius paganellus) stealing food from a scavenging Common prawn (Palaemon serratus) in a rockpool, Cornwall, England, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) and a Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) nectaring on Saw-wort flowers (Serratula tinctoria), with a Silver-washed fritillary (Argyn...

Nick Upton / Close up view of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Slow motion cllip of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Close-up of a Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) nectaring on a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower and flying off, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Dietmar Nill / European hornet (Vespa crabro) fanning nest with wings to regulate the temperature, Germany, September.

Nick Upton / Close up of a male Yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) climbing up to the top of some sheep dung, Wiltshire, England, UK, March. Slow motion clip.

Sue Daly / Feather duster fan worm (Sabella spallanzanii) with tentacles moving in the current, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, August.

Sue Daly / Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) hunting, filmed at night, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, August.

Sue Daly / Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) hunting, filmed at night, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, August.

Sue Daly / Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) hunting, filmed at night, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, August.

Sue Daly / Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) hunting, filmed at night, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, August.

Sue Daly / Common lobster (Homarus gammarus) shovelling gravel out of a hole, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, August.

Sue Daly / Long legged spider crab (Macropodia) walking across the seabed, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, June.

Ammonite / Male Yellow dung flies (Scathophaga stercoraria) fighting over a female on a cowpat, UK.

Ammonite / Male Yellow dung flies (Scathophaga stercoraria) fighting over a female on a cowpat, UK.

Ammonite / Tracking shot over a Wood ant (Formica rufa) nest, Dorset, England, UK, April.

Ammonite / Close up of a Wood ant (Formica rufa) nest, Dorset, England, UK, April.

Ammonite / Close up of a Common snail (Cornu aspersum) moving, with Woodlice (Oniscidea). Controlled conditions.

David Shale / Pram bug (Phronima) swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep sea species.

Konrad Wothe / Leafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes) carrying leaves along a trail, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco Province, Peru.

Konrad Wothe / Leafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes) carrying leaves along a trail up a tree trunk, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco Province, Peru.

Konrad Wothe / Leafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes) carrying leaves and filaments along a trail, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco Province, Peru.

Konrad Wothe / Army ants (Eciton burcellii) carrying eggs on a trail in a rainforest, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco Province, Peru.

Ingo Arndt / Tisza mayflies (Palingania longicauda) swarming, River Tisza, Hungary, June

Ingo Arndt / Tisza mayfly (Palingania longicauda) hanging on branch and moulting, River Tisza, Hungary, June

Ingo Arndt / Mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) swarming, Tisza river, Hungary, June

Ingo Arndt / Mayfly (Palingenia longicauda) hanging on leaf and moulting, Tisza river, Hungary, sequence 5/7, June

Ingo Arndt / Mayfly (Palingenia longicauda) hanging on leaf and moulting, Tisza river, Hungary, sequence 6/7, June