The photograph (seen above) took home the top honors for the 2025 BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology image competition. “This was a challenging image to capture,” said senior BMC Ecology and Evolution Editorial Board Member David Ferrier. Credit: Jonathan Goldenberg“Attentive Parenting in Burying Beetles”Collective and Social Behaviour, Runner-UpA mother burying beetle (Nicrophorus vespilloides) feeds her larvae on the carcass of a mouse. Credit: Nick Royle“Nymphs and Nature: A Close-Up Journey”Collective and Social Behaviour, WinnerA cluster of newly-hatched nymphs of Acanthocoris scaber on a leaf. Credit: Sritam Kumar Sethy“Deimatic Beetle’s Eye for an Eye”Colourful Strategies, WinnerA ‘head on’ shot of a beetle’s threatening display.