Theo Bosboom / Long jawed orb weaver spider (Tetragnatha extensa) catching Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) as it emerges from its nymph exoskeleton, Hondenven, Tubbergen, the Netherlands, July.

Staffan Widstrand / Praying mantis nymph silhouetted through leaf,. Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

Brais Seara Fernandez/ BIA / Praying Mantis (Empusa pennata) nymph, Galicia, Spain

Jan Hamrsky / Summer mayfly nymph (Siphlonurus lacustris), Europe, May. Controlled conditions.

Jan Hamrsky / Summer mayfly nymphs (Siphlonurus lacustris), Europe, May. Controlled conditions.

Jan Hamrsky / Hacklegill mayfy nymph (Potamanthus luteus), Europe, July. Controlled conditions.

Cyril Ruoso / Assassin bug (Reduviidae) nymph, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Alex Hyde / Malayan Jungle Nymph (Heteropteryx dilatata) subadult male, photographed on a white background. Captive, originating form Malaya.

Jan Hamrsky,Jan Hamrsky / Darner dragonfly nymph (Aeshnidae) portrait, Europe, July, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Clubtail dragonfly nymph (Gomphidae) crawling on sunken wood, Europe, May, controlled conditions

MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas bow-legged bug (Hyalymenus tarsatus) nymph on Tamaulipan fiddlewood (Citharexylum berlandieri) berries, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.n...

Alex Hyde / Jungle nymph (Heteropteryx sp) photographed on a white background. Captive.