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

Fiona Rogers / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) infant male 'Google' aged 2 years, portrait. Gombe National Park, Tanzania.

David Kjaer / Duke of Burgundy butterfly (Hamearis lucina), Wiltshire, UK, June.

Stephen Dalton / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axiridis) on end of leaf, invasive species. Sussex, England, UK. March.

Alex Hyde / Fen raft spider / Great raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) adult female. Norfolk Broads, UK, September. Vulnerable species.

Ross Hoddinott / Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on reed, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June.

Robert Thompson / Black veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) on grass, Gavarnie-Gedre, Pyrenees National Park, France, June.

Benjamin Barthelemy / Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae), Vallee de l'Eure (Eure Valley), Eure-et-Loir, France, August

Guy Edwardes / Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus) with wing raised as a threat to nearby rival. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa, February

Stephen Dalton / Common european tree frog (Hyla arborea) leaping, multiflash sequence of two images

Robert Thompson / Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) resting, Hampshire, UK, June,

Stephen Dalton / Water dripping from tip of leaf, UK