John Abbott / Grote's bertholdia moth (Bertholdia trigona) on twig, Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA. August.

Alex Hyde / Stingless bee (Trigona sp) nest entrance which leads to chambers within tree. Maliau Basin, Borneo.

Clay Bolt / Stingless bees (Trigona sp) cooling nest entrance, Cocobolo Nature Reserve, Panama.

Mark MacEwen / Mopane Bee (Trigona gribodoi) defending nest from cocktail ants, Tuli Block, Botswana

Mark MacEwen / Mopane Bee (Trigona gribodoi) nest, Tuli Block, Botswana

Mark MacEwen / Mopane Bee (Trigona gribodoi) defending nest from cocktail ants (Crematogaster sp), Tuli Block, Botswana

Mark MacEwen / Mopane Bee (Trigona gribodoi) Tuli Block, Botswana

Adrian Davies / African milk tree (Euphorbia trigona) close up, England, UK.

Nick Garbutt / Stingless Bees (Trigona sp., Apidae: Meliponini) maintaining the entrance to their nest. Lowland rainforest, Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo.

James Christensen / Sweat Bee (Trigona sp) colony, Andes, Ecuador

PREMAPHOTOS / Sweat bees {Trigona fulviventris} milking adult and nymph Net-winged twighopper bugs (Aetalion reticulatum) for honeydew, rainforest, Peru

Kim Taylor / Sweat-bees (Trigona sp) guard the entrances to their nest, Sierra Leone, Africa.

Mark Taylor / Sweat-bees (Trigona fuscobalteata) guarding the entrance to their nest Borneo.

Pete Oxford / Bees {Trigona mombula} building nest, Amazonia, Ecuador

Neil Aldridge / Long horned orb-weaver spider (Macracantha arcuata) female spinning web, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Neil Aldridge / Long horned orb-weaver spider (Macracantha arcuata) female spinning web, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Neil Aldridge / Stingless bee (Trigona sp) flying into nest entrance and climbing into nest, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Neil Aldridge / Stingless bee (Trigona sp.) taking flight from nest entrance with material as another walks around near entrance, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Neil Aldridge / Stingless bee (Trigona sp.) takes flight with material from nest entrance as another rests beneath the opening, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Neil Aldridge / Stingless bees (Trigona sp.) take flight from nest entrance as others rest near the entrance, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Neil Aldridge / Stingless bee (Trigona sp.) returns to nest entrance as others rest, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.