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

John Abbott / Glorious scarab (Chrysina gloriosa) flying, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. August

John Abbott / Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina) male in flight, Texas, USA, August.

John Abbott / Low angle view of trees in the Hoh Rainforest, Hall of Mosses Trail, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, Washington, USA, June.

John Abbott / Rainbow scarab beetle (Phanaeus difformis) male, Texas, USA

John Abbott / Chilean rose / flame / fire / red-haired tarantula (Grammostola rosea) female, from South America

John Abbott / Eastern Green june beetle (Cotinis nitida) in flight, Texas, USA, October

John Abbott / Tourists watching large colony of Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Punta Espinosa on Fernandina Island, Galapagos, August 2010

John Abbott / Yellow / Pale pitcher plant / trumpet (Sarracenia alata) growing in bog, Louisiana, USA, April

John Abbott / Snakefly (Agulla sp) in flight, Wild Basin Preserve, Texas, USA, April

John Abbott / Chilean rose / flame / fire / red-haired tarantula (Grammostola rosea) pair mating, female on left, male on right, from South America

John Abbott / Giant prickly pear cactus (Opuntia echios var. gigantea) amongst carpetweed, Plazas Island, Galapagos