Nick Upton / White-lipped snail (Cepaea hortensis) crawling over an oak sleeper retaining a garden lawn with a greenhouse in the background, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Garden snail (Cornu aspersum / Helix aspersa) crawling over an oak sleeper retaining a garden lawn with buildings and a greenhouse in the background, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Matthew Maran / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) carrying a large dead Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) in an urban garden, North London, UK. August.

Matthew Maran / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub defending its kill,a large Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) from another cub, North London, UK. August. Highly commended in the Behaviour : Mammals Category of the Wildlife Ph...

Nigel Cattlin / Blue colour variation of Green paddy leafhopper, (Nephottetix virescens) a biotype of this pest species

Nigel Cattlin / Eggs of Golden apple snail / Channelled apple snail (Pomacea caniculata) in a Rice (Oryza sativa) paddy, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Rice leaf folder moth (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) caterpillar of pest species in folded Rice (Oryza sativa) leaf , Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Large rose sawfly (Arge pagana) larvae feeding on ornamental rose leaves in summer, Berkshire, September

Nigel Cattlin / Immature caterpillar of a codling moth (Cydia pomonell) eating its way through a gallery in a ripening apple fruit, Berkshire, July

David Pattyn / Magnificent Frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) trying to steal fish from fishermen coming on land with a fresh catch, Puerto Lopez , Santa Elena Peninsula, Manabi Province, Ecuador, July

Robert Thompson / Sawfly larvae (Nematus pavidus) defensive posture, Peatlands Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. September.

Staffan Widstrand / Bonelli's eagle or Eurasian hawk-eagle, Hieraetus fasciatus or Aquila fasciata, picture taken from hide, at a feeding station for conservation purposes, utillizing live domestic pigeons caught as pest...

Staffan Widstrand / Great white egret (Egretta alba or Ardea alba) catching cyprionid fish or carp in fish farm, Pusztaszer Protected Landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Ross Hoddinott / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) on wheat stem, Devon, UK (captive). May.

Alex Hyde / Common Wasps (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on a pot of jam, photographed against a white background. Derbyshire, UK. September.

Ingo Arndt / Bark beetle (Scolytinae) galleries in dead spruce tree (Picea abies), Bayerischer Wald / Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany., June.

Ernie Janes,Ernie Janes / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) scavenging in bin. UK, May.

Milan Radisics / Falconer with Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) to keep other bird away from airport, Budapest Airport, Hungary, March 2009

Milan Radisics / Tools to chase birds away from airport area at Budapest Airport, including sound cannon, Hungary, March 2009

Guy Edwardes / Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) drinking from Fonte Gaia (Fountain of Joy). Piazza del Campo, Sienna, Italy, September.

Richard Du Toit / Red billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) blurred motion flock in flight, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, March 2012

Alex Hyde / Human Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) macro shot of claw, that allows the louse to grip onto the hairs of their human host, False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM).

Aflo / Composite image of tick showing how its body expands after feeding

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) casualty of paralytic tick (Ixodes holocyclus) bite being cared for on site of colony by Jenny Mclean, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Alexander Badyaev / Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) in a home eating bread on cooker. Montana, USA, June. Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) Competition 2012 'Urban Wildlife' category; specially commended.

Stephen Dalton / Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) flying, controlled conditions, scan from black and white print

Ingo Arndt / Fisheries Protection Vessel (Pharos) arrived at King Edward Point with King penguins on shoreline, South Georgia Heritage Trust Rat Eradication Project, South Georgia, February 2011

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of Large rose sawfly larvae (Arge pagana) feeding on young Rose leaves (Rosa sp.) in garden, Wiltshire, England, UK, August . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Black slug (Arion ater), brown form, crawling over patio after rain, with house and garden bench in the background, Wiltshire, UK, July . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common snail (Helix aspersa) crawling in lawn grass in front of the Royal Crescent, Bath, England, UK, April

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common snail (Helix aspersa) crawling over mossy wall in a garden with house in the background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common snail (Helix aspersa) crawling over edge of a low retaining wall in a garden, with house in the background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Rose aphids (Macrosiphum rosae) feeding on rose bud (Rosa sp.) in garden with house in the background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Flock of Dark-bellied brent geese (Branta bernicla bernicla) feeding on crops at dusk, South Swale, Kent, UK, December

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Flock of Dark-bellied brent geese (Branta bernicla bernicla) feeding on crops, South Swale, Kent, UK, December

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) adult feeding on fringes of rapeseed field, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Klaus Echle / Common brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) in vaulted building. Black Forest, Germany, August.

Chris O'Reilly / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) feeding on discarded fish and chips in street at night, viewed from car, Derbyshire, UK, May

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Swarm of Greenfly (winged aphids), Rutland Water, Rutland, UK, April. Photographer quote: 'It? quite difficult to take photographs with greenfly in your eyes, nose and ears!' Did you know? Although so...

Paul Hobson / Wasps (Vespula vulgaris) swarming around jam pot at a cafe, Peak District, England, UK, August

Inaki Relanzon / Locust plague (Locusta migratoria capito) engulfs people in south Madagascar, June 2010

Inaki Relanzon / Locust plague (Locusta migratoria capito) threatens crops in south Madagascar, June 2010