Guy Edwardes / Reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) perched on termite mound, Khwai, Botswana.

Kim Taylor / American cockroach {Periplaneta americana} female carrying egg case.

Nigel Cattlin / Banded cockroach (Supella longipalpa), a household pest.

Nigel Cattlin / Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australsiae) nymph on Apple, a household pest.

Nigel Cattlin / Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australsiae) nymph on Apple, a household pest.

Nigel Cattlin / Brown banded cockroach (Supella longipalpa), gravid female with ootheca, a household pest.

Nigel Cattlin / Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis) gravid female with ootheca (egg case), household pest on food.

Nigel Cattlin / American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), household pest feeding on Bread.

Nigel Cattlin / American cockroach (Periplanata americana) nymph, household pest feeding on Apple.

Morley Read / Cockroach (Blattodea) on leaf, showing firefly mimicry, Napo Province, Ecuadorian Amazon.

Emanuele Biggi / Cockroach (Ectobidae sp.) with transparent body so internal organs can be seen. Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru

Emanuele Biggi / Cockroach (Ectobidae sp.) with transparent body so internal organs can be seen. Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru

MYN / JP Lawrence / Wood-eating cockroach (Cryptocercus punctulatus) Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, USA, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Gil Wizen / Peppered cockroach (Archimandrita tesselata), Toledo District, Belize, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Gil Wizen / Banana cockroach (Panchlora sp), Toledo District, Belize, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Gil Wizen / Death's head cockroach (Blaberus craniifer), Toledo District, Belize, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Cockroach (Balta sp) nymph, Queensland, Australia. meetyourneighbours.net project

Alex Hyde / Cockroach (Blattodea) Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Alex Hyde / Cockroach nymph (Blattodea) Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Alex Hyde / Cockroach nymph (Blattodea) Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Cockroach (Blattodea) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Cockroach (Blattodea) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Ingo Arndt / Magnetic termite (Amitermes meridionalis) mound, detail of spire with singing Golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis), Litchfield National Park, Northern territory, Australia. For sale in the UK on...

Ingo Arndt / Magnetic termite (Amitermes meridionalis) mounds in grassland, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. For sale in the UK only.

Ingo Arndt / Magnetic termite (Amitermes meridionalis) aerial view of mounds in grassland, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. For sale in the UK only.

Ingo Arndt / Magnetic termite (Amitermes meridionalis) aerial view of mounds in grassland, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. For sale in the UK only.

Ingo Arndt / Termite (Macrotermes sp) workers repairing mound, captive from Africa. For sale in the UK only.

Ingo Arndt / Termite (Macrotermes sp.) workers repair mound, soldier guarding workers, captive from Africa. For sale in the UK only.

Ingo Arndt / Termite (Macrotermes bellicosus) workers build nest, Africa.

Ingo Arndt / Termite (Macrotermes bellicosus) workers build nest, Africa.

Ingo Arndt / Termite (Macrotermes bellicosus) workers build nest, Africa.

Ingo Arndt / Termite (Macrotermes bellicosus) workers build nest, Africa.

Jabruson Motion / Close-up of termites on a termite nest broken up by Western gorillas (Gorilla gorilla), with pieces of nest falling into the frame, Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.

Jabruson Motion / Close-up of termites on a termite nest broken up by Western gorillas (Gorilla gorilla), with pieces of nest falling into the frame, Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.

Jabruson Motion / Close-up of a young Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), member of the 'Makumba' group, breaking open a termite nest and eating termites before getting up and leaving the frame, Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki...

Jabruson Motion / Close-up of a young Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), member of the 'Makumba' group, breaking open a termite nest and eating termites, Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Sangha-Mbaere Prefecture,...

Denis-Huot / Dwarf mongooses (Helogale parvula) keeping lookout from a termite hill, Samburu game reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Dwarf mongooses (Helogale parvula) keeping lookout from a termite hill, Samburu game reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) sitting in termite hill, Samburu game reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) keeping lookout from a termite hill, Samburu game reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Dwarf mongooose (Helogale parvula) keeping lookout from a termite hill, Samburu game reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Termite hill, Samburu game reserve, Kenya, March 2010

Denis-Huot / Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) young at the den inside a termite hill, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) looking at a topi (Damaliscus korrigum) behind a termite hill, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Termite hill near Lake Magadi, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Tall Termite mound near Lake Bogoria, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Tall Termite mound near Lake Bogoria, Kenya

Chris Mattison / Orange-spotted cockroach (Blaptica dubia) nymph. Endemic to Central and South America.