There are three insects on the scabiose at the same time: the tiny narrow bee, a honey bee and a hoverfly are already approaching. (Janine Fritsch, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Andrena pellucens, undated. Environmentalists in Austria have revealed the "sensational" discovery of a rare solitary pollinator. (Karim Strohriegl, NewsX/Bee)
Photo shows a wild forest elephant in a remote Liberian forest, undated. It reacted to an acoustic elephant deterrent called a Buzz Box. (SAVE THE ELEPHANTS, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Ilona Munique, undated. In a bid to raise awareness for the efforts of pollinators, geographer Reinhold Burger and adult education coach Ilona Munique founded their initiative "Bienen leben in Bamberg" (The Bees of Bamberg) in October 2012. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows the environmentalist organisation NABU in Berlin, Germany, undated. Environmentalists in Berlin have urged councillors to improve the situation of insects by stopping the sealing of the city's numerous fallow grounds. (Google Maps, NewsX/Bee)