Nigel Cattlin / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), thistle with Pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus) infestation. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Heather Angel / Red bowled anemone (Anemone bucharica) with dark stamens and patterns on petal bases to attract Scarab beetle (Eulasia sp) pollinators. Beetles pick up pollen on hairy bodies but can damage petals, Ta...

Heather Angel / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus), a bee mimic, nectaring on Umbel-flowered catchfly (Silene compacta). Picks up pollen on hairy body. Russian Caucasus. June.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria) on Stone pine (Pinus pinea) bark. Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. April.

Alex Hyde / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.

Alex Hyde / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.

Kim Taylor / Bee parasite beetle (Trichodes crabroniformis) on Field eryngo (Eryngium creticum) Bulgaria, July.

Juergen Freund / Flower beetle (Cetoniinae) Australia.

Nick Upton / Bumblee scarab beetle (Eulasia vittata) foraging on a flower, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May

Nick Upton / Bumblee scarab beetle (Eulasia vittata) foraging on a flower, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May

Andres M. Dominguez / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) offering mate beetle, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, May.

Andy Sands / Daisy carpenter bee (Heriades truncorum) small cavity nesting bee carrying pollen back to nest in old beetle hole, Berkshire, England, UK, July - red data book rdb 3 species

Andy Sands / Hylaeus bee (Hylaeus sp) small yellow faced bee emerging from nest site in beetle hole in dead wood, Berkshire, England, UK, August

MYN / Niall Benvie / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) Belgium, May.

MYN / Niall Benvie / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) Belgium, May.

Alex Hyde / Bee-wolf beetle (Trichodes apiarius) on white background. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria. August.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lily beetles (Lilioceris lilii) mating on hybrid orchid, Ophrys lacaitae x Ophrys holoseria ssp gracilis, in woodland, near San Marco in Lamis, Puglia, Italy, May.

Michael Durham / Bee mimic / Flower scarab beetle (Trichiotinus sp.) in flight, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, USA, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) on Ox eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) Joutsa (formerly Leivonmaki), Finland, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) and an ant on flowers, South Karelia, southern Finland, June.

Sandesh Kadur / Blue-Bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) with a Jewel Beetle (Buprestidae) in it's beak, Agumbe, Karnataka, Western Ghats UNESCO World Heritage Site, India.

Niall Benvie / Bee Beetle (Trichius fasciatus) on Hogsweed flowers. Scotland, UK, July.

Niall Benvie / Bee Beetle (Trichius fasciatus) on Hogsweed flowers. Scotland, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Bumblee scarab beetle (Eulasia vittata) feeding from Wild carrot / Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) flowers growing on the coast, with the sea in the background, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, June.

Nick Upton / Checkered / Bee beetle (Trichodes alvearius) foraging on Crown daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium), Port Cros Island National Park, Hyeres archipelago, France, May.

Alex Hyde / Bee-wolf beetles (Trichodes apiarius) on Umbelliferae flowers. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps.

Alex Hyde / Bee-wolf beetles (Trichodes apiarius) on Umbelliferae flowers. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) female on Bertoloni's bee orchid (Ophrys bertolonii) Italy

Thomas Marent / Broad-bordered Bee Hawk Moth (Hemaris fuciformis) on flower, Switzerland

John Waters / Bee Beetle {Trichius fasciatus} feeding on flowers of Tansy {Chrysanthemum vulgare} next to a bumble bee which it is said to mimic, Norway,

John Waters / Bee Beetle {Trichius fasciatus} feeding on flowers of Tansy {Chrysanthemum vulgare}, Norway, Europe

Kerstin Hinze / Spanish fly / Blister Bee (Lytta vesicatoria) Bulgaria

PREMAPHOTOS / Bee beetle on Foxglove flower {Trichius fasciatus} England, UK

Claus Meyer / Sundew (Drosera binata) a carnivorous plant, with trapped bee in sticky leaves, Cerrado ecosystem, Brazil

Thomas Marent / Bee Beetle (Trichius fasciatus) pair on flower, Switzerland

Premaphotos / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) feeding on flowers, UK

Premaphotos / Bee-wolf beetle (Trichodes apiarius) France

Nigel Cattlin / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) gathering nectar from Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare) flower with feeding Pollen beetles (Meligethes sp.), Berkshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) a bumblebee mimicking beetle, visiting a Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) flower, Kenfig NNR, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, June.

Phil Savoie / Yellow-faced bee (Hylaeus communis) nesting in Furniture woodworm beetle (Anobium punctatum) bore holes, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia valesina), female and, Eurasian bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) feeding on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), Finland, July.

Ingo Arndt / Larder beetle larva (Dermestes lardarius) inside a Honey bee (Apis mellifera) tree bee hive, Poland. These beetles and their larvae scavenge on dead bees.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) usually found on flowers, in this case the Toothed orchid (Neotinea tridentata). Preci, Umbria, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) usually found on flowers- in this case the Toothed orchid (Neotinea tridentata). Preci, Umbria, Italy, May.

Will Watson / Bee chafer (Trichius fasciatus), ancient deer park, Herefordshire, England, June.