A white butterfly feeds on vibrant yellow wildflowers in Heyworth, Illinois, on July 3, 2025.(Photo by Alan Look/Zuma Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A close-up macro shot of a butterfly’s face at the Tropical Butterfly Garden in Konya, Türkiye, on July 9, 2025. (Photo by Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A close-up macro photograph of a butterfly’s face at the Tropical Butterfly Garden in Konya, Türkiye, July 9, 2025.(Photo by Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Lovebugs swarm a wooden post atop Gyeyangsan Mountain in Incheon, west of Seoul, on July 3, 2025. The invasive insects have become a national nuisance – from disgusted K-pop stars to adventurous YouTubers eating them, while hikers battle through swarms. Experts warn this invasion highlights South Korea’s worsening climate crisis.(Photo by Anthony Wallace/AFP Photo)
A wild damselfly, a predatory flying insect, feeds in Bois de Vincennes park in eastern Paris, June 17, 2025.(Photo by Martin Lelievre/AFP Photo)
A periodical cicada nymph climbs a fern frond in Cincinnati, May 16, 2025.(Photo by Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Feral honeybees gather at their hive entrance behind a fruit processing barn in Elkton, southwestern Oregon, May 28, 2025.(Photo by Robin Loznak/Zuma Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A beetle perches on wild parsnip flowers, contrasting against the bright yellow blooms in Funks Grove, Illinois. (Photo by Alan Look/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A winged red aphid feeds on a plant stem in New York, May 26, 2025, surrounded by nymphs below. These prolific insects reproduce astonishingly fast – female nymphs can even be born already pregnant.(Photo by Carlos Chiossone/Zuma Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Processionary caterpillars march in formation across the forest floor in Doizieux, France, April 5, 2025.(Photo by Romain Doucelin/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A spider dines on its fly prey atop a daffodil in sunlit Dunsden, Oxfordshire, April 12, 2025.(Photo by Geoffrey Swaine/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A macro close-up of a butterfly’s face at the Tropical Butterfly Garden in Konya, Türkiye, July 9, 2025.(Photo by Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Two male stag beetles (Lucanus cervus) duel during mating season in Italy, 2022. These dramatic but harmless clashes favor larger males with stronger mandibles – a trait linked to extended larval development. Sadly, all saproxylic beetles face threats from excessive forest “cleaning” and dead wood removal.(Photo by Iacopo Nerozzi)
Honey bees tend to their hive in Boulder, Colorado, June 11, 2025. These vital pollinators support over $30 billion in U.S. crop value annually, yet face mounting threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and parasitic Varroa mites – challenges that strain both wild populations and managed apiaries.(Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)
A hoverfly perches on a poppy seed pod during a humid afternoon in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, June 25, 2025.(Photo by Geoffrey Swaine/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Oak processionary moth caterpillars (Thaumetopoea processionea) cluster on a tree in Odense, Denmark, February 20, 2025. Local crews are removing 850 nests of these invasive larvae, whose toxic hairs cause severe allergic reactions and can be fatal. The species likely arrived via imported German oak trees. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AFP Photo)
Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) swarm and attack a slender ant (Tetraponera sp.) in a forest near Tehatta, West Bengal, June 10, 2025.(Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) alights on purple coneflowers in Waynesville, Illinois, May 26, 2025. Sunlight catches its iridescent wings, creating a fleeting spectacle of color.(Photo by Alan Look/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) flutters through a field in Soultz-Haut-Rhin, eastern France, June 18, 2025.(Photo by Sebastien Bozon/AFP Photo)
A forked sundew (Drosera binata) captures an insect at Bogotá’s Botanical Garden, April 3, 2025. The carnivorous plant was part of a special exhibition showcasing nature’s predatory flora.(Photo by Fernando Vergara/AP Photo)
