A close-up photograph of an insect was taken in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, during recent sunny weather.

The image is part of a wider collection of photographs submitted by members of the public showing wildlife and nature across the West Midlands during hot weather conditions.

Share your photos

Members of the public are invited to submit their own photographs of the area. Images can be uploaded via BBC Weather Watchers or emailed to [email protected].

When submitting pictures, the following information must be included: the full name of the person who took the photographs (as copyright holder), confirmation that the copyright holder gives permission for the BBC to use their pictures across all its outputs, the location, date and time the pictures were taken, a telephone number, and any other useful details about the images.

Photographs taken in the past week are more likely to be selected for use.