Solvin Zankl / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) on rose flower, Kiel, Germany, July.

Adrian Davies / Lesser pond sedge (Carex acutiformis) releasing pollen.

Steve Downer / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) fast motion of bee collecting pollen from begonia flower and flying lies off. Birmingham UK. September.

Thomas Marent / Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) with red pollen after feeding on flower nectar, Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombia

Michael Durham / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) with pollen baskets, Oregon

Brent Stephenson / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) on New Zealand flax (Phormium) flowerhead, with yellow pollen on head, Te Awanga Lagoon, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November.

Pascal Pittorino / European honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen and nectar from Borage (Borago officinalis) Var, Provence, France, March.

Andy Sands / Mining bee / Little flower bee (Anthophora bimaculata) taking nectar and pollen from Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) flower, with pollen covered scopa, Surrey, England, UK. August. Highly comm...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Common peony (Paeonia officinalis) close up of stamens and stigma, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.

Markus Varesvuo / Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) with yellow pollen stain on head from willow catkins. Porvoo, Söderskär, Finland. May

Ammonite / Slow motion clip of a White-tailed bumble bee (Bombus lucorum) covered in pollen taking off from a flower, France, June.

Ammonite / Slow motion clip of a White-tailed bumble bee (Bombus lucorum) taking off from a flower, France, June.