Simon Colmer / Spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus) twig, buds and seedcase in winter, UK

Colin Varndell / Close up of Spindle tree (Euonymus euroaeus) buds, late winter. Dorset, England, UK February

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Spindle (Euonymus sp) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica) leaves on a fallen tree trunk, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, October 2008

Nigel Cattlin / Harlequin / Asian ladybird (Harmonia axyridis), larva Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Harlequin / Asian ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) larva with black spindle-thistle aphid prey (Aphis fabae cirsiiacanthoidis) Berkshire, June

Ernie Janes / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups with discarded cable reel on Horsey beach, Norfolk, England, UK, January.

Ernie Janes / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups with discarded cable reel on Horsey beach, Norfolk, England, UK, January.

Ernie Janes / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups with discarded cable reel on Horsey beach, Norfolk, England, UK, January.

Georgette Douwma / Spindle Cowrie (Phenacovolva sp.). West Papua, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.

Juergen Freund / Lumholtz Lodge - Bed and Breakfast and home of Margit Cianelli, tree kangaroo wildlife carer. Lumholtz Lodge, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. Model released.

Gary K. Smith / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) flock feeding on Spindle berries (Euonymus europaea). England, UK. November.

Ashley Cooper / Well next to a dried up river bed in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa. April 2012. In recent years, rainfall totals have reduced by around 75% as a result of climate change