Kevin Schafer / Leaves of the Coco-de-Mer palm tree (Lodoicea maldivica) Valle de Mai, Praslin Island, Seychelles.

Pete Oxford / Bronze gecko (Ailuronyx seychellensis) Valle de Mai World Heritage Site, Praslin, Seychelles

Rupert Barrington / People watch and bet on Rhinoceros beetle fight (Oryctes) Chang Mai, Thailand

Rupert Barrington / Camerman Rod Clarke filming Bamboo worms for BBC 'Private Life of Plants', Chang Mai, Thailand, November 1994

Rupert Barrington / Hornet grubs and comb collected for restaurant, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Rupert Barrington / Edible bamboo worms, crickets, hornet grubs and giant water bugs. Chiang Mai, Thailand

Rupert Barrington / Edible bamboo worms collected for restaurant Chiang Mai, Thailand

Adam White / Coco de Mer nut {Lodoicea maldivica} Vallee de Mai, Seychelles

Claudio Velasquez / Tropical rainforest canopy with coconut palm trees, Vallee de Mai, Praslin Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Chris Gomersall / Coco de Mer palm {Lodoicea maldivica} male tree, Valle de Mai NP, Praslin, Seychelles

Chris Gomersall / Nut / seed of Coco de Mer palm {Lodoicea maldivica}, Valle de Mai NP, Praslin, Seychelles

Michael Pitts / Chinese fisherwomen in sampan, Mai Po, China.

Rupert Barrington / Silk worm cocoons at Thai Silk Company, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Claudio Velasquez / Seychelles tree frog {Tachycenemis seychellensis} Vallee de Mai, Praslin Island,

Claus Meyer / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) carrying tourists, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Gavin Hellier / Buddhist monk by Gold Relief on Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, Luang Prabang, Laos, South East Asia

Adam White / Coco de Mer palm tree nut {Lodoicea maldivica} Vallee de Mai, Seychelles

Pete Oxford / Coco de Mer palm nuts {Lodoicea maldivica} Vallee de Mai NP, Praslin Island reserve, Seychelles

Pascal Tordeux / Provence Rose / Cabbage Rose / Rose de Mai (Rosa centifolia). Provence, France, June.