A parasite with a bloom over 3 feet (1 meter) across! For all its beauty, this endangered plant reeks like rotting flesh, attracting insects such as flies for pollination.
With wings that beat up to 200 times a second, hummingbirds are able to hover, fly backwards, and even upside down. With a metabolism set on overdive, they consume more than half their body weight in nectar each day.
As winter has taken its hold and much of nature is dormant, we look ahead to the flowers of spring. Many places have their stunning flora, but these flower fields are absolutely dreamlike in their natural beauty.
As winter has taken its hold and much of nature is dormant, we look ahead to the flowers of spring. Many places have their stunning flora, but these flower fields are absolutely dreamlike in their natural beauty.
As winter has taken its hold and much of nature is dormant, we look ahead to the flowers of spring. Many places have their stunning flora, but these flower fields are absolutely dreamlike in their natural beauty.
The male parts of flowers, called stamens, produce a sticky powder called pollen. The plant reproduces when pollen is moved by insects or wind to the female parts of flowers, called pistils.
The male parts of flowers, called stamens, produce a sticky powder called pollen. The plant reproduces when pollen is moved by insects or wind to the female parts of flowers, called pistils.
The male parts of flowers, called stamens, produce a sticky powder called pollen. The plant reproduces when pollen is moved by insects or wind to the female parts of flowers, called pistils.
To see the harshness of Japan’s concrete jungle offset by the beauty of the flower in bloom is a juxtaposition of two opposing forces playing off of one another.
It's cherry blossom time in Washington, D.C. The oldest trees are a gift from Japan where the flowers have long symbolized the fleeting nature of beauty and the ephemerality of life.
Like many flamboyant and fascinating plants, the Bird of Paradise flower is native to South Africa. When the birds sit to have a drink of nectar, the petals open and cover their feet in pollen.
Like many flamboyant and fascinating plants, the Bird of Paradise flower is native to South Africa. When the birds sit to have a drink of nectar, the petals open and cover their feet in pollen.
Like many flamboyant and fascinating plants, the Bird of Paradise flower is native to South Africa. When the birds sit to have a drink of nectar, the petals open and cover their feet in pollen.
Growers from the Netherlands have discovered how to create rainbow petals. A special extract injected in the stem creates flowers with unusually bright and vibrant colors.
Growers from the Netherlands have discovered how to create rainbow petals. A special extract injected in the stem creates flowers with unusually bright and vibrant colors.
Bees have a sweet tooth just like us. When bees in France began to make blue honey, their keepers found that instead of collecting nectar from flowers, the bees were feeding on remnants of colored M&M candy shells.
Bees have a sweet tooth just like us. When bees in France began to make blue honey, their keepers found that instead of collecting nectar from flowers, the bees were feeding on remnants of colored M&M candy shells.
Growing bone marrow cells in star or flower-shaped molds may sound frivolous. But this difference is enough to dictate whether the cells become fat or bone.
This is a white leaf beetle trying to climb on a flower stem... The "cute face" is almost like the ones in Disney animated movies... I am sure they took inspiration from these beetles.
This is a white leaf beetle trying to climb on a flower stem... The "cute face" is almost like the ones in Disney animated movies... I am sure they took inspiration from these beetles.
Growers from the Netherlands have discovered how to create rainbow petals. A special extract injected in the stem creates flowers with unusually bright and vibrant colors.
Woolly blue curls may sound more like a sheep than a plant, but this chaparral shrub gets its name from the blue, pink, or white fuzzy 'wool' that covers its flowers and stalks.
Woolly blue curls may sound more like a sheep than a plant, but this chaparral shrub gets its name from the blue, pink, or white fuzzy 'wool' that covers its flowers and stalks.
Woolly blue curls may sound more like a sheep than a plant, but this chaparral shrub gets its name from the blue, pink, or white fuzzy 'wool' that covers its flowers and stalks.
Even with the glasses, everything has an unfamiliar slant to it. As if the daytime trees and flowers and stones had gone to bed and sent slightly more ominous versions of themselves to take their places.
Some spiders use sticky webs to trap a tasty meal. Australian crab-spiders interfere with the ultraviolet signals on flowers to attract honeybees, their favorite food!
Plants have many ways to seduce animals to pollinate them. The stem of the South African Rat's Tail has evolved into a unique bird perch, the flowers located at its base.
Plants have many ways to seduce animals to pollinate them. The stem of the South African Rat's Tail has evolved into a unique bird perch, the flowers located at its base.