Images Dated 2010

Bee Orchid, Ophrys apifera

Bee Orchid, Ophrys apifera - close up of flowerhead showing hanging pollinia, Monkton Chalkpit Nature Reserve, Kent
flower shape and colour thought to mimic shape and colour of the solitary bee to attract this pollinator but mostly
self pollinating in UK, perennial, favours dry grassland, usually on chalky soils, Pollenia held above flower with packets of pollen, drop down to pollinate stigma of own flower

Sundew feeding on a Green Lacewing

Sundew (Drosera scorpioides) Carnivorous Ppant feeding on Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea), Munich, Bavaria, Germany. the plant lures, captures, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surface

Angiosperm, Animal, Arthropod, Arthropoda, Carnivorous Plant Invertebrate, Critter, Ecoscene, Environment, Feeding, Insect, Jointed Leg, Minibeast

Killer whales hunting seals on beach

Killer whale, Orca.Orcinus orca.The adult male known as "MEL", 45 to 50 years old when these images were taken (March 2006), hunting South American Sea lion pups on a beach at Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina. Intentional stranding is a unique hunting strategy of the small population of Orcas in northern Patagonia. The sunset colors are reflected on Mel's wet skin.
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© Francois Gohier Ecoscene VWPics For personal display use only and not for reproduction