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Male Dynastinae (Rhinoceros beetle), one of the largest beetles in the world, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Honey bee, Apis mellifera feeding on Echinacea sp., or cone flower nectar. Honey bees are in trouble in many parts of the world but are doing well in urban areas where their exposure to pesticides, insecticides and fungicides is limited. Photographed in London, UK garden.

Honeybee collecting nectar from a green spiky flower, with a blurred natural background, United Kingdom, Europe

Macro photograph of a spider (Order Araneae) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Macro photograph of a spider (Order Araneae) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) with an insect, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Round-headed katydid (bush cricket) (Amblycorypha), earhole in forelegs, superb leaf mimic with leg scraping song, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudata) with an insect, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

An invasive paper wasp colony growing at the Granja Integral Ochoa hydroponics farm, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Wasp and bee gather pollen from flowering oregano shrub Origanum Laevigatum to make nectar, Dordogne, France

Regal silkmoth (citheronia regalis) also known as the royal walnut moth or hickory horned devil, native to north america, close-up view of head, one of the most beautiful moths in the world

Regal silkmoth (citheronia regalis) also known as the royal walnut moth or hickory horned devil, native to north america, resting on a twig, one of the most beautiful moths in the world

European hornets (Vespa crabro), workers on the entrance to the nest, former nesting hole of a great spotted woodpecker, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

European honey bee or western honey bee (Apis mellifera) on flowering marjoram (Origanum majorana), Germany, Europe

Honey bees (Apis mellifera), worker bees caring for the brood, on brood cells, larvae, circa 8 days, in honeycomb cells

Great Spotted Woodpecker or Greater Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), with insects in its beak at the nesting hole, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Autumn crocus, Meadow saffron, Naked lady (Colchicum speciosum) with hoverfly, Haren, Emsland region, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), feeding on a Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense), Biosphaerengebiet Schwaebische Alb biosphere reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Peacock (Inachis io) feeding a Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica), Biosphaerengebiet Schwaebische Alb biosphere reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Peacock (Inachis io) on a Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica), Biosphaerengebiet Schwaebische Alb biosphere reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Horse Lubber Grasshopper (Taeniopoda eques), adult in defense pose on Ocotillo Cactus (Fouquieria splendens), Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Chihuahuan Desert, West Texas, USA

Sphinx Moth (Sphingidae), adult camouflaged on tree bark, Starr County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

Rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpina), insect, Nationalpark Kalkalpen or Kalkalpen National Park, Upper Austria, Europe

Horse Lubber Grasshopper (Taeniopoda eques), adult on cactus, Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Chihuahuan Desert, West Texas, USA

Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola), male feeding from prickly poppy flower, Starr County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea), resting on a Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis), covered with dew drops, Biosphaerengebiet Schwaebische Alb biosphere reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus) (Plebeius argus) butterflies mating on Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix), copula

Paper Kite or the Rice Paper Butterfly (Idea leuconoe) resting on a Hanging Lobster Claw (Heliconia rostrata)

Leafcutter Ant (Atta cephalotes) carrying a piece of a leaf and smaller ants defending against Phorid flies, rainforest, Costa Rica, Central America

Small male, top, and large female, bottom, silk spider (Nephila sp.), Africa, eating a leaf insect or walking leaf (Phylliidae)

Crab spider (Thomisus onustus), which uses its forelegs to capture any insect seeking to pollinate the flower, lurking in a blossom, Frejus, Fréjus, Var, France, Europe

Bullet Ant (Paraponera clavata) in lowland rainforest, Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica, Central America

Blue Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea) in search of nectar on a Greek Carline Thistle, Crete, Greece, Europe

Mountain Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo), Biosphaerengebiet Schwaebische Alb biosphere reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), adult feeding on texas thistle, Sinton, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Great Spotted Woodpecker or Greater Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), with insects in its beak at the nesting hole, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Phobaeticus serratipes stick insect (Phobaeticus serratipes) on leaf, Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, North Vietnam, South East Asia

Seven-spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata), adult eating Aphids (Aphidoidea), Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA

Hoverflies, (Episyrphus balteatus) and bees (Api mellifera) on aromatic aster blossom (Aster oblongifolius)