Nick Upton / Forest caterpillar hunter (Calosoma sycophanta) feeding on a Gypsy moth caterpillar (Lymantria dispar) it has killed in a Holm oak tree, Bacu Goloritze ravine, Baunei, Sardinia, Italy, May.

Nick Upton / Sand-loving / Square-headed wasp (Tachysphex costae) feeding on Sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A portrait of a Mediterranean anthias (Anthias anthias) against open water. Secca Del Papa, Tavolara Marine Protected Area, Sardinia, Italy. Mediterranean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Yellow seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus), Capo Galera, Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean Sea.

Solvin Zankl / Schreiber's long fingered bat (Miniopterus schreibersi) in flight in cave, Grotta Monte Majore, Sardinia, Italy. Highly commended, Mammals category, GDT 2012 competition.

Solvin Zankl / Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), close up of eye, San Pietro Island, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean, July

Christian Ziegler / Bumblebee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora) flower and its male Longhorn Bee (Eucera sp) pollinator, Sardinia, Italy

Alex Mustard / A female Spiny Seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) in weeds. Sardina, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, East Atlantic Ocean, October.

Kristel Richard / Two riders on horses (Equus caballus) from the Gremio di Falegnamii, dressed in traditional costume, parade before the start of the Sartiglia (race to the star) in Oristano, Sardinia, Italy. February...

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a masked rider on a horse (Equus caballus) from the Gremio di Falegnami parades before the start of the 'Sartiglia' (race to the star) in Oristano, Sardinia, Italy. February 2010

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Granite hills at sunrise, Sardinia, Italy, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Female European praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) portrait, Sardinia, Italy, September 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION