Simon Colmer / Green-veined White butterfly egg (Pieris napi) above, Orange-tip butterfly egg (Anthocharis cardamines) below, on Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Sussex, UK. June.

Simon Colmer / Dung beetle (Scarabaeidae) rolling dung, Malawi. November.

Simon Colmer / Honeybee workers exchanging food - known as trophallaxis (Apis mellifera) Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) returning to hive and communicating nectar source to other workers, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers exchanging food - known as trophallaxis, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula) Captive, UK

Simon Colmer / Caterpillar larva of Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica) on Couch grass, Sussex, UK, July

Simon Colmer / Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) growing in protective cage near buildings, Sussex, UK, June 2010

Simon Colmer / Wildflowers, including Poppies (Papaver) flowering, planted in central reservation / road verge, Brighton, Sussex, UK, June 2010

Simon Colmer / Early Purple Orchids (Orchis mascula) flowering, Hollingbury Ring, Brighton, Sussex, UK, May

Simon Colmer / Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) on white background Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Blue bottle fly (Calliphora vicina) lying upside down, dead, on white background, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus) twig, buds and seedcase in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / White mustard (Sinapis alba) seedlings illustrating phototropism (growing towards the light) England, UK

Simon Colmer / Footprints of European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in snow, England, UK. February 2009

Simon Colmer / Goat willow (Salix caprea) twig and opening buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Field maple tree (Acer campestre) twig and buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana) bud opening on twig in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Looking up the stems of bamboo in a Bamboo grove, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Simon Colmer / Bamboo grove, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Simon Colmer / Multicoloured / Asian / Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) feeding on ivy flowers, UK

Simon Colmer / European Holly with leaves and berries (Ilex aquifolium) covered in snow, UK

Simon Colmer / Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Wheat (Triticum aestivum) ripening heads, UK.

Simon Colmer / Wheat (Triticum aestivum) ripening heads, Sussex, UK.

Simon Colmer / Common European toad (Bufo bufo) spawn wrapped around pondweed, UK

Simon Colmer / Pied Wagtails (Motacilla alba yarrellii) roosting in tree in a car park at night, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Palmate newt (Triturus helveticus) male and female underwater, captive

Simon Colmer / Common alder (Alnus glutinosa) bud in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Goat willow (Salix caprea) opening buds in spring, UK

Simon Colmer / Bird cherry (Prunus padus) buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Osier (Salix viminalis) buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Sessile oak (Quercus petraea) buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) bud in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) juvenile underwater, captive

Simon Colmer / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Marguerite / Oxeye daisy, UK

Simon Colmer / Tanks used for breeding Malawi cichlid (Pseudocrenilabrinae) fish, Senga Bay, Malawi. November 2012

Simon Colmer / Tanks used for breeding Malawi Cichlid (Pseudocrenilabrinae) fish, Senga Bay, Malawi. November 2012

Simon Colmer / Elegant grasshopper (Zonocerus elegans) Senga Bay, Malawi. November.

Simon Colmer / Lake Malawi / Nyasa, Senga Bay, Malawi. November 2011.

Simon Colmer / Marshland with maritime forest, Black Duck Pool, Chincoteague. National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Virginia, USA. March 2012.

Simon Colmer / Buff ermine (Spilosoma luteum) caterpillar on clematis. UK. September.

Simon Colmer / Orange swift moth (Hepialus sylvina) UK. August.

Simon Colmer / Orange swift moth (Hepialus sylvina) August.

Simon Colmer / Giant Fregate Island beetle (Polposipus herculeanus) captive. Vulnerable species.

Simon Colmer / House spider (Tegenaria sp.) female on wall, Sussex, UK, May.

Simon Colmer / Kentish snail.(Monacha cantiana) moving over stem, Sussex, UK. July 2009

Simon Colmer / Poplar kitten moth (Furcula bifida) Dorset, UK, June.