Ingo Arndt / Mass of Ladybirds (Hippodamia convergens) hibernating on pine tree bark, California, USA

Ingo Arndt / Ladybirds (Hippodamia convergens) gathering to mate, California, USA.

John Abbott / Paper wasp (Polistes metricus) flying from flower, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. September

James Dunbar / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp.) communicating. Guadeloupe National Park, Guadeloupe, Leeward Islands.

Kim Taylor / European hornet (Vespa crabro) worker in flight, Surrey, England, August.

Bence Mate / Pair of European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) with courtship offering of insect prey, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary

Alex Hyde / Magpie Moth caterpillar (Abraxas grossulariata) showing warning colouration, photographed on a white background. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Kim Taylor / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) worker protecting the nest by jetting formic acid from its tail. Endemic to Europe and Asia. Surrey, UK.

Martin Dohrn / Wood ant (Formica rufa) basking to absorb heat from the sun which is brought back to the nest when they return, Europe

Solvin Zankl / Close-up of ant (Thaumatomyrmex atrox) from the neotropics, specialists predators on millipedes Specimen photographed using digital focus stacking

Alex Hyde / Bullseye / Io moth (Automeris io) showing eye spot markings on wings during deimatic display to deter predators, photographed on a white background, originating from North and Central America, sequenc...

Alex Hyde / Bullseye / Io moth (Automeris io) showing eye spot markings on wings during deimatic display to deter predators, originating from North and Central America, sequence 2 of 2. Captive.