A hoverfly, a flying pollinator insect also known as a syrphid, is photographed at the Parc Floral in eastern Paris on July 29, 2025.(Photo by Martin Lelievre/AFP Photo)
A bumblebee flies near a sunflower in Berlin, Germany, on August 21, 2025.(Photo by Filip Singer/EPA)
A female Black Swallowtail butterfly lifts off from a wildflower in a residential yard in Sioux City, Iowa, on August 17,2025.(Photo by Jerry Mennenga/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A Common Blue butterfly rests in a meadow in south Shropshire, UK, on September 7, 2025.(Photo by Andrew Fusek Peters/South West News Service)
A Meadow Brown butterfly rests on a bramble leaf in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, UK, on July 25, 2025. Some spotters have noted an increase in butterfly populations this year.(Photo by Geoffrey Swaine/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A Box Tree moth perches on a boxwood twig in a garden in Malmö, Sweden, on August 28, 2025.(Photo by Johan Nilsson/TT via Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A Japanese grasshopper, considered an agricultural pest, feeds on a Taro leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 16, 2025.(Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A Bordered Orb-Weaver spider rests on a leaf in Kent, UK, on July 22, 2025. These spiders are known for building the classic, wheel-shaped webs common in gardens.(Photo by Tom Iwasyszyn/Picture Exclusive)
A bumblebee flies next to a sunflower in Berlin, Germany, 21 August 2025. (Photo by Filip Singer/EPA)
A colony of Giant Red Bugs (Macrocheiria grandis), also known as red ghoul face stink bugs, rests in a row on coconut and lime tree leaves in Assam, India, on April 1, 2025.(Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A Green Jumping Spider (Lyssomanes viridis) in a forested area of Cerro de la Muerte, San José, Costa Rica, on May 20, 2025. The image was captured ahead of the International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated annually on May 22.(Photo by Jeffrey Arguedas/EPA/EFE)
A close-up of an Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina), also known as the yellow-legged hornet, in Rosny-sous-Bois near Paris in March 2025. Researchers warn that this invasive predator, which arrived in Europe about 20 years ago, hunts species that are important crop pollinators.(Photo by Geyres Christophe/ABACA Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A Rose Chafer beetle shares a Dahlia flower with bees on a sunny afternoon at Greys Court in Oxfordshire, UK, on July 7, 2025.(Photo by Geoffrey Swaine/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
An American dog tick, also known as a wood tick, climbs through tall weeds while searching for a host in Oregon, US, on July 2, 2025. This species can carry diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever.(Photo by Robin Loznak/Zuma Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A Fulvous Forest Skimmer (Neurothemis fulvia), a dragonfly species native to Asia, is perfectly perched on an iron grill at a residence in Tehatta, India, on April 6, 2025, creating a unique aesthetic effect.(Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
