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Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus), a bee mimic, nectaring on Umbel-flowered catchfly (Silene compacta). Picks up pollen on hairy body. Russian Caucasus. June
Honeybee (Apis mellifera) with full pollen baskets and pollen on head, thorax and abdomen. Bee withdrawing from Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) flower after nectaring. In garden, Surrey, England, UK
Carpenter bee (Xylocopa caffra) male robbing nectar from Ninepin heath (Erica mammosa), not pollinating flower. The Cape, South Africa. February
Scarab beetles sleeping overnight in Persian marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza umbrosa). Turkey. June
Rhododendron (Rhododendron souliei) and Leopard plant (Ligularia sp) on bank of river flowing through forest. South of Kangding, Sichuan Province, China. June
Sunbeams shining through Bamboo (Bambusidae) leaves. Shunan Zhuhai National Park, Sichuan Province, China
China glory flower (Clerodendrum bungei) fruits above red calyxes. Eaten and spread by birds. Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China
Bird flower (Polygala arillata) for sale as food, Tengchong market, Yunnan Province, China
Handkerchief / Dove tree (Davidia involucrata) inflorescence, stamens with green ovary and multi--rayed style beneath. Native to Sichuan, northwest Yunnan, Guizhou and Hubei, China
Great eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina) butterfly male nectaring on Rough-leaved hydrangea (Hydrangea aspera). Male is highly territorial chasing other insects away
Golden spider lily (Lycoris aurea) in rain. Yunnan Province, China. In Japan it is pollinated by swallowtail butterflies
Raindrops on Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) lily pad. Micro nanostructures create an ultrahydrophobic surface so water slides off leaf. Puzhehai National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China
Incarvillea (Incarvillea compacta) with raindrops on petals. Near Zhedou Shan Pass, Sichuan Province, China
Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower with circular receptacle with raised stigmas surrounded by stamens. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China
Melastome (Melastoma polyanthum) flowering in forest, steamy from thermal spring. Tengchong, Yunnan Province, China
Yellow lampshade poppy / Yellow poppywort (Meconopsis integrifolia) after rainfall. Sichuan Province, China
Poppywort (Meconopsis pseudointegrifolia). Yunnan Province, China
Lousewort (Pedicularis oxycarpa), a hemi-parasite on grass. Pollinated by bumblebees through buzz pollination, rapid vibration of flight muscles releases pollen in the flower
Aerial landscape of Cerrado with flowring Pink Trumpet Trees / Pink Lapacho (Handroanthus impetiginosus) Brazil, August 2010
Pandan (Pandanus sp. ) growing in the Sabangau River, Central Kalimantan, IndonesiaPandan (Pandanus sp.) growing in the Sabangau River, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Elephant yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) in UV light, lower band with female flowers, male flowers above
Voodoo lily (Amorphophallus bulbifer), female flowers fluroescing in UV light, male flowers above. Native to Yunnan, China
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) forages on pollen in Apple (Malus domestica) flower, collecting pollen in pollen basket. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. May
Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) taken with infra-red thermograph camera. Top of receptacle hottest at 35'C, stamens 30'C. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England, UK. Sequence 2/2
False tiger moth (Dysphania militaris) nectaring on Crapnells camellia (Camellia crapnelliana). Hong Kong Botanic garden, Hong-Kong
Wetland with cultivated areas of rice, Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and other crops. Peaks in background, view from Jade Dragon Peak. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China, 2009
Climbing rose (Rosa filipes) flowering. Wolong, Sichuan Province, China. June
Sand-loving / Square-headed wasp (Tachysphex costae) feeding on Sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June
Stream in autumn woodland with fallen beech leaves, Lorraine, France, November
Beech forest (Fagus sylvatica), Urbasa Natural Park, Navarra, Spain, Europe. October 2015
Birch (Betula pendula) and Alder woodland around stream flowing into Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin, Glen Affric, Highlands, Scotland, UK October
View upward to canopy of a Beech woodland (Fagus sylvatica) in autumn. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. October
View upwards to canopy of a Beech woodland (Fagus sylvatica) in autumn. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. October
Woodland surrounding Veliki Prstavci waterfalls, with Mistletoe (Viscum album) on European beech (Fagus sylvatica) growing on the tree branches. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November
Autumnal woodland and Young Peak surrounded by clouds, British Columbia, Canada, September 2013
Autumnal tundra woodland of primarily Birch (Betula sp) and Willow (Salix sp), Myvatn, Iceland, September
RF- Mountain bearberry (Arctous alpinus) covered in frost, Sarek National Park, Laponia World Heritage Site, Lapland, Sweden. September
RF- American robin (Turdus migratorius) female feeding in Black hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii). Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
Santa Cruz Island highlands with Puntudo spatter cone and lush vegetation with Cyathea treeferns and Miconia, Galapagos, Ecuador
Strips of cultivated Black oats (Avena strigosa), grown by crofters, who create sillage and feed it to their cattle in the winter. Berneray, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July
Large leaves on Pacific blackberry (Rubus ursinus) above bracken fern and horsetail, is a small wet area. Oregon, USA. June
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) stretches on a downed tree. Zimbabwe. September
Persian cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum) flowers. Cyprus. April
Tassel hyacinth (Muscari comosum) flower. Cyprus. April
Fragrant bug orchid (Anacamptis coriophora), close up. Cyprus. April
Star clover (Trifolium stellatum). Cyprus. April
Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum narbonense) flower, insect on petal. Cyprus. April
Tassel hyacinth (Muscari comosum) flower from above. Cyprus. April
