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Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena) stamens fluroescing in UV light. Ring of nectaries are dark red with blue UV reflective hairs
Bumblebee (Bombus sp) and Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nectaring on Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena) flower. Anthers transferring pollen onto bee backs
Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus) with stamens and stigma, nectar globules at base of carpels. Surrey, England, UK. Focus stacked
Orange-petaled passionflower (Passiflora aurantia) changing colour from cream to orange. Cultivated in glasshouse, Kew Gardens, London, England, UK. Native to New Guinea and northeast Australia
Afghanistan Juno iris (Iris cycloglossa) with yellow nectar guides. In cultivation, Kew Gardens, London, England, UK. Native to Afghanistan
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus), three nectaring on Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima), resting on red bracts. In butterfly house, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China
Red bowled anemone (Anemone bucharica) with dark stamens and patterns on petal bases to attract Scarab beetle (Eulasia sp) pollinators
Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) flower, pollen on dehisced anthers and on petals fluorescing in UV light. Nectar ring appearing red. Focus stacked
Blue passionflower (Passiflora caerulea). Flower is pollinated by larger bees. Focus stacked
Large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana). Bulls eye in centre of flower fluorescing in UV light guides pollinators to nectaries. At night in garden. Surrey, England, UK
Spider flower (Cleome sp) with long gonophores. View from above. Cultivated in garden, Surrey, England, UK. Native to South America
Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma) nectaring on Evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana) with proboscis extended. At night in garden. Surrey, England, UK. August
Wasp (Vespula germanica) nectaring on Pineapple lily (Eucomis comosa). Pollen is deposited on underside of wasps hairy body and transferred to stigma of next flower visited
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered in pollen emerging from nectaring in Crocus (Crocus sp). On nature reserve, Surrey, England, UK. March
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) with pollen grains on back. Inside male Squash (Cucurbita sp) flower. Cultivated in garden, Surrey, England, UK. September
Common bee fly (Bombylius major) nectaring on Primrose (Primula vulgaris). This insect is the main pollinator of Primrose. In nature reserve, Surrey, England, UK, April
Hazel (Corylus avellana) catkins dispersing pollen with female flower above on branch. Controlled condition.s Surrey, England, UK
Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) flower with orange band to attract bees, produces copious nectar. In visible light. Surrey, England, UK. Native to USA. Focus stacked. Sequence 1/2
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) corollas with spatter mark nectar guides. Pollinated by long tongued bumblebees able to reach nectar
Seville orange (Citrus u aurantium) flower. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England, UKSeville orange (Citrus × aurantium) flower. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England, UK. Focus stacked. Sequence 1/2
Seville orange (Citrus u aurantium) flower fluorescing in UV light, colour attractiveSeville orange (Citrus × aurantium) flower fluorescing in UV light, colour attractive to pollinators. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England, UK. Focus stacked. Sequence 2/2
Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in visible light. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England, UK. Sequence 1/2
Wasp nectaring on Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), picking up pollen on head, thorax and hairs on body. Turkey. May
Narcissus fly (Merodon equestris) male nectaring on Rock rose (Cistus x hybridus) in garden, Surrey, England, UK
Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) basking in sun, on Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis). In garden, Surrey, England, UK. February
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
Huangshan pine (Pinus huangensis) in snow, Huangshan / Yellow Mountain, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Anhui Province, China. December
Pandan (Pandanus sp. ) growing in the Sabangau River, Central Kalimantan, IndonesiaPandan (Pandanus sp.) growing in the Sabangau River, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Tree ferns, Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park, North Island, New Zealand
Elephant yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) in UV light, lower band with female flowers, male flowers above
