‘So weird and beautiful’: readers’ nominations for invertebrate of the year

We asked readers for their favourite spineless wonders and were not disappointed. There are a few days left for nominations

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Tunnellers, fliers, crawlers: your nominations for the UK invertebrate of the year have been pouring in, paying tribute to these wonderful creatures and testifying over and over again to the wonder and awe that they inspire.

We still have a few days till the voting starts, and we haven't yet worked out which of your many many suggestions will be added to the list - but the love and enthusiasm for the UK's invertebrates has bowled us over, so we thought we'd round up some of the tributes to your favourite spineless creatures here.