A general view of a bee colony in one of the hives being inspected by Loise Kawira (not pictured), a Consultant Beekeeper and Trainer for research and conservation organisation, Save the Elephants near Voi town in Taita Taventa County on October 30, 2024. (Phoot by Tony Karumba/AFP Photo)





An insect hovers near flowers decorating the area around the holy remains of Saint Dimitrie Bassarabov, the patron saint of the Romanian capital, at the end of a religious procession in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, October 24, 2024. (Photo by Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo)





The Megamerinidae is a family of small flies (Diptera), characterized by their slender, medium-sized bodies and long abdomens. Two Megamerinidae flies were observed mating on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 31, 2024. They were occasionally seen flying around while in a mating state. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A bee flies on a sunflower in Turen, Venezuela, on Friday, January 17, 2025. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





A group of fire ants is moving a dead red cotton bug (Dysdercus sp.) up a steep wall to their nest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 28, 2024. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A Fiery Skipper butterfly gathers nectar and pollen on a lantana plant in the garden on October 14, 2024. Mild temperatures in Orange County, California, are giving home garden plants a chance to recover and thrive. (Photo by Bruce Chambers/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Scurfy Twiglet (Tubaria furfuracea) sit on the woodland floor at Bedgebury Pinetum on November 06, 2024 in Bedgebury, United Kingdom. At the recent COP16 biodiversity summit in Colombia, the British and Chilean governments co-sponsored a pledge for fungal conservation to raise the conservation status of funga to the same level as flora and fauna. The pledge was not adopted by the convention, but nine other countries signed on, and its proponents hope to garner more support before bringing it to the table at COP17. In a statement following the summit, the British government highlighted fungi's elevated role and noted their "vital role in addressing the environmental crisis." (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)





A honey bee gathers pollen and nectar on an orange Mexican sunflower on October 16, 2024. On a cloudy morning, in Placentia, California, a home garden bustled with new blooms, bees, birds, and the first signs of Fall. (Photo by Bruce Chambers/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A view of potato beetles (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) at Molecular Entomology Laboratory (MOLEN) of Ankara University in Ankara, Turkiye on January 19, 2025. In the study conducted at the University's Faculty of Agriculture, it was determined that the fat accumulation and burning mechanisms of potato beetles are similar to the genes in humans, and it is predicted that a peptide obtained from the insect may shed light on the solution of health problems such as fatty liver and obesity. (Photo by Muhammed Abdullah Kurtar/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Leaf-cutter ants are pictured at the Metropolitan Natural Park, a protected area in Panama City on January 26, 2025. (Photo by Martin Bernetti/AFP Photo)





A butterfly sits on a branch Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, 29 October, 2024. (Photo by Vagelis Bougiotis/EPA/EFE)





Dragon flies rest on a twig in a lake at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on October 21, 2024. (Photo by Roslan Rahmanroslan Rahman/AFP Photo)





A Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) butterfly sits on a plant in the Yamuna biodiversity parks in New Delhi, India, 16 October 2024. This week’s butterfly survey recorded 8,337 individuals across 68 species in the seven biodiversity parks the Delhi Development Authority manages. A member of the survey board said that butterfly populations have remained stable over the years. (Photo by Harish Tyagi/EPA)





A rare grasshopper shines bright against its leafy background in North Holland, Netherlands in the first decade of October 2024. The insects are usually brown or green but turn pink due to a genetic mutation. (Photo by Roeselien Raimond/Media Drum Images)





A bee sucks nectar from blooming flowers at a park in Kuwait City on December 3, 2024. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP Photo)