Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Phil Savoie / Grey patched mining bee (Andrena nitida),male feeding rambling rose flower (Rosa sp) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida) feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Chris Mattison / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on bread and jam. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Nick Upton / Close-up of a Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) nectaring on a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Juvenile Goldenrod spider (Misumena vatia) camouflaged on a Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowerhead, reacting to and catching a fly (Muscidae), Wiltshire, England, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Two Dark green fritillary butterflies (Argynnis aglaja) and a Narrow-bordered five-spot burnet moth (Zygaena lonicerae) nectaring on a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland...

Nick Upton / Six-spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae), Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) and a Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) nectaring on a clump of Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea s...

Nick Upton / Male Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis), with a Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) pollinium attached to its head, nectaring on Common hogweed flowers (Heracleum sphondylium), Wiltsh...

Nick Upton / Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a clump of Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a clump of Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, June.

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) feeding on Wallflower (Erysimum sp.) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.

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.

Nigel Cattlin / Immature caterpillar of a codling moth (Cydia pomonell) eating its way through a gallery in a ripening apple fruit, Berkshire, July

Nigel Cattlin / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) larvae still with a raft of empty egg cases, June Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Large rose sawfly (Arge pagana) larvae feeding on ornamental rose leaves in summer, Berkshire, September

Phil Savoie / Smeathmans furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) feeding on Allium flower. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Beetle, (Rhagonycha fulva), feeding on oxeye daisy flower, Scotland, UK, July.

Ross Hoddinott / Buff tip moth (Phalera bucephala) caterpillars feeding on leaf, Meeth Quarry, Devon, UK. July

Konrad Wothe / Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis sp) with Scarce copper butterflies (Lycaena virgaureae) Queyras, Alps, France. August.

Ernie Janes / Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight feeding on Verbena flowers, England, UK. July.

Michael Hutchinson / Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) nectaring from a Buttercup (Ranunculus) before taking off, Devon, England, UK, June.

Paul Hobson / Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia), group feeding on Marsh thistle (Cirsium palustre). Lincolnshire, England, UK.

Kim Taylor / Timelapse of a cluster of Large white butterfly (Pieris brasssicae) eggs hatching over the course of a day, caterpillars begin to feed. Controlled conditions.

Kerstin Hinze / Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) nectaring, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, June.

Kerstin Hinze / Honeybee (Apis melifera) flying around and nectaring from Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) flowers, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, April.

Philippe Clement / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on jam inside a jar, Belgium, August.

Philippe Clement / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on jam inside a jar, Belgium, August.

Steve Downer / Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestrus) feeding on caterpillar, UK, June.

Lucas Bustamante / Mosquito (Culicidae) feeding on the back of an Equatorial anole (Anolis aequatorialis) Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Theo Bosboom / Edible frog (Pelophylax k. esculentus) catching a common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) with its tongue with pair mating on stem above, Hondenven, Tubbergen, The Netherlands, July.

Theo Bosboom / Long jawed orb weaver spider (Tetragnatha extensa) catching Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) as it emerges from its nymph exoskeleton, Hondenven, Tubbergen, the Netherlands, July.

Theo Bosboom / Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) with small moth prey, Hondenven, Tubbergen, the Netherlands, July.

Michael Hutchinson / Slow motion clip of a Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) feeding from a Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) flower, Bristol, England, UK, September.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen on Goat willow (Salix caprea) Kiel, Germany, April.

Solvin Zankl / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) on rose flower, Kiel, Germany, July.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectaring, Kiel, Germany. May

Solvin Zankl / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) trophallaxis - transfer of nectar from one bee to another, Kiel, Germany.

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding larvae in brood cells, Kiel, Germany

James Dunbar / Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.

John Waters / Timelapse of flies and a slug on a Common stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), Mendips, Somerset, UK, July.

John Waters / Timelapse of flies feeding on the tip of a Common stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), Mendips, Somerset, UK, July.

Dave Bevan / Large white (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars eating Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) leaves, with Small white (Pieris rapae) caterpillars, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. September.

James Dunbar / Close-up of a Sweat bee (Lasioglossum) nectaring on a flower before grooming itself and taking off, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Sweat bee (Lasioglossum) nectaring on a flower, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) nectaring on a thistle flower, England, UK, September.

Steve Downer / Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) feeding on grass, controlled conditions.

Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) and a Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) nectaring on Saw-wort flowers (Serratula tinctoria), with a Silver-washed fritillary (Argyn...

Nick Upton / Close up view of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Slow motion cllip of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Close-up of a Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) nectaring on a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower and flying off, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Ingo Arndt / Buff tip moth (Phalera bucephala) caterpillars feeding on leaf, Hungary, June.

Marie Read / Eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis), pair, one adult carrying food (damselfly) for two chicks riding on the other adult's back, Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA

Alex Hyde / Nine-spotted moth (Amata phegea) feeding from a Mountain arnica flower (Arnica montana) Triglav National Park, Julian Alps, Slovenia. July.

Jeff Vanuga / Ephydrid flies (Ephydra sp) that eat microscopic algae and survives during the winter in thermal pools. Biscut Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, January.

Rod Williams / Longhorn beetle (Rutpela / Strangalia maculata) feeding on Dog rose flower, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, June.

Gary K. Smith / Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on Sea Holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) on coastal dunes, North Norfolk, England, August.

Bence Mate / Leafcutter ants (Atta sp) colony harvesting a banana leaf, Costa Rica. 3rd place in the Insects and Spiders category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competitions 2015.

Alex Hyde / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) feeding on Goat Willow catkins (Salix caprea), an important food source for pollinators in early spring. Peak District National Park, UK. April.

Lynn M Stone / Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) on Montauk Daisy, Madison, Connecticut, USA.

Andy Sands / Mining bee / Little flower bee (Anthophora bimaculata) taking nectar and pollen from Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) flower, with pollen covered scopa, Surrey, England, UK. August. Highly comm...

Rod Williams / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) feeding on wild aster, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, UK, September.

Ramon Navarro / Adult Hoopoe (Upupa epops) feeding insect prey to chick at nest hole, Seville, Spain, May.

Ammonite / Close-up of Buff-tailed bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) inside nest feeding on honey from wax honey pots, France, May.

Ammonite / Close-up of a Buff-tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) feeding from Willow (Salix) catkins, before flying out of frame, France, March.

Ammonite / Mining bee (Andrena apicata) flying and feeding from Sallow (Salix caprea) catkins, with pollen sacs on hind legs, France, March.

Robert Thompson / Moth (Zygaena osterodensis) feeding on flower, Viscos, Pyrenees National Park, France, July.

Alex Hyde / Common Wasps (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on a pot of jam, photographed against a white background. Derbyshire, UK. September.

Alex Hyde / Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) feeding on rotten apple. Derbyshire, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / Geranium Argus butterfly (Plebejus eumedon) feeding on Wood Cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum) northern Finland, June.

Jan Wegener / Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) feeding its offspring, Brandenburg, Germany

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Apollo butterfly (Parnasius apollo) feeding on flower, Mount Terminillo, Rieti, Lazio, Italy, July 2011

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

Bence Mate / Hoopoe {Upupa epops} witb insect prey, Pusztaszer, Hungary

Juergen Freund / Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier) feeding on preying mantis in strangler fig tree, Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Benjamin Barthelemy / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on flower, Vallee de la Seille (Seille Valley), Lorraine, France, June.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) with insect prey, perched on Rosebay willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium), Perthshire, Scotland, UK, June.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) adult perched in Blackthorn hedgerow with insect prey for young, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Steve Gettle / Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) male feeding on insect prey, Huron Meadows Metropark, Michigan

Stephen Dalton / Common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus} flying towards insect prey at night, UK

Stephen Dalton / European chameleon {Chamaeleo chamaeleon} catching insect with tongue, controlled conditions, from Europe

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Red footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) in flight carrying insect prey for young, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) pair, male feeding insect to female in courtship, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / European Roller (Coracias garrulus) pair with courtship gift of insect prey, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) with Dragonfly prey, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008. Magic Moments book plate.

Inaki Relanzon / Short-horned chameleon (Calumma brevicornis) catching insect prey with its tongue, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar, Sequence 4/5

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton hamatum) colony forming a bridge by climbing over each other, some are carrying food back to nest, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Michael Durham / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker collecting nectar from Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) flowers, note the pollen baskets on the legs, northwest Oregon

Michael Durham / Bumblebee (Bombus huntii) flying toward the camera after collecting nectar from a Rhododendron flower, northeast Oregon

Pete Oxford / White fronted bee-eater {Merops bullockoides} perching on branch with insect in beak, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa.

Dietmar Nill / European bee eater catching insect prey in flight (Merops apiaster) Germany

Kim Taylor / Archerfish jets water at insect to dislodge it from branch {Toxotes chatareus} from SE Asia

Mark Payne-Gill / Red admiral butterfly feeding on ripe pears {Vanessa atalanta} England, UK, Europe

Rolf Nussbaumer / Ash throated flycatcher {Myiarchus cinerascens} with stick insect prey, Texas, USA