Solvin Zankl / Common mole (Talpa europaea) feeding on a grub underground, Germany. Live, captive animal.

Pål Hermansen,Pal Hermansen / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) with grub prey on the dashboard of an abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, July

D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus) using tool to dislodge grub, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus) using tool to dislodge grub, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Stephen Dalton / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) extracting grub from earth in a flower pot, UK

Tui De Roy / Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus) using cactus spine to extract grub from dead wood, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Nick Upton / European wasps (Vespula germanica) entering and leaving an underground nest, with one removing an injured grub, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Greater yellow-naped woodpecker (Picus flavinucha) feeding on grub, perched on branch, Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, April.

Ann & Steve Toon / Bokmakerie (Telophorus zeylonus) with grub, and tick on throat, Addo national park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, September.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Hoopoe, (Upupa epops) carrying grub to chick at nest, Vosges, France

Ann & Steve Toon / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) eating grub, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa

Graham Eaton / Female Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) with grub perched on stem. Pwllheli, Wales, UK. July.