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

Chris Mattison / Small White / Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on Lavender, Sheffield, UK July (Focus-stacked image)

Chris Mattison / Stigma and anthers of Cactus flower (Notocactus crassigibbus). Cultivated plant. Focus-stacked image.

Chris Mattison / Close up of succulent plant (Peperomia columella) cultivated plant form Peru. Focus-stacked image.

Chris Mattison / Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) group of three in flight, Lago Amarga , Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.

Chris Mattison / Lichen (Nephroma antarctica) Rio Serrano, Chile. Focus stacked image.

Chris Mattison / Horned frog (Ceratophrys sp) in shallow water, captive occurs in South America.

Chris Mattison / Budgett's Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis) mostly submerged in muddy water, with eyes visible above water, captive, occurs in South America.

Chris Mattison / Barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium)eating earth worm, captive occurs in South and Central USA.

Chris Mattison / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seedhead, focus stacked image.

Chris Mattison / Spotted reed frog (Hyperolius pucticulatus) tadpoles, captive, endemic to Tanzania.

Chris Mattison / Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Sierra Nevada, California, USA, May.

Chris Mattison / Sidewinder (Crotalus cerstastes) in sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA, May.

Chris Mattison / Yellow poison dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis) the world's most poisonous amphibian captive from northern South America.

Chris Mattison / Yellow poison dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis) the world's most poisonous amphibian captive from northern South America.

Chris Mattison / Barred leaf frog (Phyllomedusa tomopterna) captive from South America.

Chris Mattison / Green tree monitor (Varanus prasinus) with tongue extended, captive from SE Asia.

Chris Mattison / Red-eyed leaf frog (Agalychnis callidryas) from Central America

Chris Mattison,Chris Mattison / Cedros gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer insulanus / Pituophis insulanus) Cedros Island, Baja California, Mexico

Chris Mattison / Marico Gecko (Pachydactylus mariquensis latirostris). Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Chris Mattison / Marico Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus mariquensis latirostris). Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Chris Mattison,Chris Mattison / Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) in defensive posture, raising tail to mimic head. California, USA, November.

Chris Mattison / Pink stink bug (Tessaratomidae). Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Chris Mattison / Cicada against white background. Endemic to Montagne D'Ambre, Madagascar.

Chris Mattison / Green Flower Beetle (Thaumastopeus sp.). Endemic to Borneo.

Chris Mattison / Giraffe necked weevils (Trachelophorus giraffa) male. Endemic to Andasibe, Madagascar.

Chris Mattison / Waxy leaf frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii), captive, occurs South and Central America

Chris Mattison / Six-lined long-tailed lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus), captive, occurs South East Asia

Chris Mattison / Ecuadorian lubber grasshopper (Chromacris psittacus pacificus), captive, occurs Ecuador.

Chris Mattison / Giant pill millipede (Arthrosphaera cf branti), captive, occurs Tanzania.

Chris Mattison / Amazon milk frog (Phrynohyas resinifictrix), captive, occurs South America

Chris Mattison / Argentine black and white tegu (Tupinambis merianae) captive, occurs South America

Chris Mattison / Common wasp (Vespa vulgaris) caught in a Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), cultivated, native to North America

Chris Mattison / Jewel beetle (Polybothris sp) amongst moss, dorsal view / top. Vohiparara, Madagascar. Sequence 1/2.

Chris Mattison / Jewel beetle (Polybothris sp) amongst moss, ventral view / underside. Vohiparara, Madagascar. Sequence 2/2.

Chris Mattison / Green wasp (Ropalidia sp), two, one guarding nest. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.

Chris Mattison / Green wasp (Ropalidia sp), two, one guarding nest. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.

Chris Mattison / Stomach-striped chameleon (Calumma gastrotaenia) sleeping, camouflaged on leaf tip. Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.

Chris Mattison / Narrow-mouthed frog (Cophyla tuberifera) on Pandan (Pandanus sp) leaf. Frog lives and breeds in the leaf axils. Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.

Chris Mattison / Giraffe-necked weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) egg case wrapped in the leaves of its food plant (Dichaetanthera sp). Ranomafana,National Park, Madagascar.

Chris Mattison / Bright-eyed frog (Boophis bottae) on leaf. Ranomafana, Madagascar.

Chris Mattison / Yew (Taxus sp), ancient tree aged over 800 years. In churchyard, St. Andrew's Church, Awre, Gloucestershire, England, UK. May 2018.

Chris Mattison / Sheetweb / Moneys spider (Linyphia hortensis), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.

Chris Mattison / Banded orange heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa) butterfly, wings closed. Native to Tropical America, including Florida. Captive.

Chris Mattison / Banded orange heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa) butterfly, wings open, on white background. Native to Tropical America, including Florida. Captive.

Chris Mattison / Treehole frog (Metaphrynella sundana) on yellow leaf. Sukau, Borneo, Indonesia.

Chris Mattison / Orchid (Ophrys argolica elegans). Cyprus. March.

Chris Mattison / Buzzing spider (Anyphaena accetuata) on white background. Wye Valley , Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. February.