Heather Angel / Scarab beetle (Scarabaeoidea) pair mating inside Tulip (Tulipa micheliana) flower. Beetles covered in pollen. Uzbekistan, April.

Kerstin Hinze / Two Piebald shrews (Diplomesodon pulchellum) fighting. Captive, native to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Kerstin Hinze / Male Piebald shrew (Diplomesodon pulchellum) following and sniffing a female before digging in the sand. Captive, native to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Kerstin Hinze / Two Piebald shrews (Diplomesodon pulchellum) digging and fighting. Captive, native to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Kerstin Hinze / Piebald shrew (Diplomesodon pulchellum) grooming. Captive, native to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.