Stephen Dalton / Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) gliding from tree, controlled conditions, from Malaysia and Indonesia

Stephen Dalton / Horse fly (Tabanus sp) male taking off from poppy seed-head (Papaver rhoeas) Sussex, UK

Stephen Dalton / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axiridis) on end of leaf, invasive species. Sussex, England, UK. March.

Stephen Dalton / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) in flight, invasive species, England, UK. March.

Stephen Dalton / View to South Downs over farmland, Sussex, England, UK. October.

Stephen Dalton / Close up of leaf veins showing 3D structure, UK.

Stephen Dalton / Close-up of holly leaf (Ilex aquifolium).

Stephen Dalton / Close up of the inside of a foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) showing the pistil and stamen, UK.

Stephen Dalton / Close up of a Cynara sp flower, UK.

Stephen Dalton / Close-up of a shell, UK.

Stephen Dalton / Out of focus close-up of a rose (Rosa sp), UK.

Stephen Dalton / Close up of Jumping Spider (Philaeus chrysops) Corfu, Greece, May.

Stephen Dalton / Jumping spider (Philaeus chrysops) jumping, Corfu, Greece, sequence 3 of 4

Stephen Dalton / Jumping spider (Philaeus chrysops) jumping, Corfu, Greece, sequence 4 of 4.

Stephen Dalton / Citrus swallowtail (Papilio demolius) in flight, controlled conditions, native to South and Central America and Caribbean

Stephen Dalton / Speckled bush cricket (Leptophytes punctatissima) leaping, Sussex, England. Controlled conditions.

Stephen Dalton / Scarlet mormon (Papilio rumanzovia) in flight controlled conditions, from the Philippines

Stephen Dalton / Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) in flight - the tatty rear wing indicating that this butterfly is nearing the end of its life, controlled conditions.

Stephen Dalton / Blue morpho (Morpho peleides) in flight, controlled conditions, from South America

Stephen Dalton / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) flying to Globe thistle (Echinops), controlled conditions.

Stephen Dalton / Green heliconid butterfly (Philaethria dido) in flight, controlled conditions, from South America

Stephen Dalton / Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) in flight taking off from spear thistle, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Common field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) leaping, Sussex, England

Stephen Dalton / Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) in flight over pond, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), worker flying around, controlled conditions.

Stephen Dalton / Indian Leaf Butterfly (Kalima paralekta) showing near-perfect leaf mimicry. India.

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

Stephen Dalton / Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) worker bee flying to Cowslip (Primula veris) flowers. UK, April.

Stephen Dalton / Chinese emmenopterys tree (Emmenopterys henryi) a very rare tree from China that flowers every few decades. This specimen from Wakehurst Place, Sussex, flowered in 2011 - the first time since 1987

Stephen Dalton / Great Silver Water / Diving Beetle (Hydrophilus piceus) male. Sussex, UK, March.

Stephen Dalton / Palmate Newt (Triturus helveticus) male. Sussex, UK, April.

Stephen Dalton / Green / Meadow Spider (Micrommata viriscens). Sussex, UK, May.

Stephen Dalton / Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) visiting Geranium flower. Sussex, UK, May.

Stephen Dalton / Caddisfly (Trichoptera) larva with a carapace it has constructed from bits of vegetation. Sussex, UK, March.

Stephen Dalton / Green Hydra (Hydra viridis) with tentacles extended. UK, November.

Stephen Dalton / Green Hydra (Hydra viridis) with tentacles extended. UK, November.

Stephen Dalton / Carchesium, a colonial Protozoan found in pond water. UK, November.

Stephen Dalton / Two Water Fleas (Daphnia sp.), showing transparency of bodies and internal organs. UK, September.

Stephen Dalton / Giant sailfin dragon lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus) running over water, from Indonesia, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Jade tree frog (Rhacophorus dulitensis) gliding between trees, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Wallace's gliding frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) flying, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Wallace's gliding frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) flying, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) flying through gap in stable door, UK

Stephen Dalton / Sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in flight, feeding from flower

Stephen Dalton / Mosquito (Aedes sp) in flight

Stephen Dalton / Muscid fly (Muscidae) on glass, viewed from under the glass showing feet, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus sp) in flight, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Woolly aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) resting, note the independant action of two sets of wings