David Shale / Black coral (Antipatharia) with tendrils extruded to catch prey. Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.

MYN / Niall Benvie / Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium), August meetyourneighbours.net project

Stephen Downer / John Downer P / Vine snakes (Dryophis nasuta) imitate curled tendrils of foliage to conceal themselves in the rainforest (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Olga Kamenskaya / Wallflower (Erysimum flavum) Olkhon island, Lake Baikal, Russia, May.

Chris Mattison / Fork-leaved sundew (Drosera bipinata) leaves unfurling. Cultivated species, occurs in Australia and New Zealand.

Adrian Davies / Wasp (Vespula sp.) trapped in the sticky tendrils of a Flycatcher bush (Roridula gorgonias), Kew Botanic Gardens, UK. Occurs in South Africa.

Adrian Davies / Bluebottles (Calliphora sp.) trapped in the sticky tendrils of a Flycatcher bush (Roridula gorgonias), Kew Botanic Gardens, UK. Occurs in South Africa.

MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) leaves and tendrils, Concord, Massachusetts, USA, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

Gary K. Smith / White Bryony (Bryonia dioica) flowers and tendrils, Norfolk, UK, July

Gary K. Smith / White Bryony (Bryonia dioica) flowers and tendrils, Norfolk, UK, July

Nature Production / Tendril of Bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) clinging to other plant stems, Japan

Juergen Freund / Tendrils and roots of The Curtain fig tree (Ficus virens) in Atherton tablelands, Queensland, Australia, composite panoramic image

Juergen Freund / Tendrils and roots of The Curtain fig tree (Ficus virens) in Atherton tablelands, Queensland, Australia, composite image

Florian Möllers / Leaves, tendrils and stems of a climbing plant, Berlin, Germany, May

Patricio Robles Gil / Close up of vine tendril coiling round plant in cloudforest, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Sierra Madre del Sur, Chiapas, Mexico, April

Mark Bowler / Cat's Claw {Uncaria tomentosa} growing in Amazonian Rainforest, Yavari Valley, Peru, used for its medicinal value

Mark Bowler / Cat's Claw {Uncaria tomentosa} growing in Amazonian Rainforest, Yavari Valley, Peru, used for its medicinal value

MYN / Niall Benvie / Common vetch {Vicia sativa} with tendril, Scotland, UK meetyourneighbours.net project

Nature Production / Boston Ivy / Japanese Creeper {Parthenocissus tricuspidata} close up of tendrils and suckers for climbing, Japan

Nature Production / Morning glory {Ipomoea nil} tendril of vine growing around vertical stem, Japan, sequence 1/7

Nature Production / Morning glory {Ipomoea nil} tendril of vine growing around vertical stem, 1hr later, sequence 2/7, Japan

Nature Production / Morning glory {Ipomoea nil} tendril of vine growing around vertical stem, 1hr 10mins later, sequence 3/7, Japan

Nature Production / Morning glory {Ipomoea nil} tendril of vine growing around vertical stem, 3hr later, sequence 4/7, Japan

Nature Production / Morning glory {Ipomoea nil} tendril of vine growing around vertical stem, 4hrs 15mins later, sequence 5/7, Japan

Nature Production / Morning glory {Ipomoea nil} tendril of vine growing around vertical stem, 7hrs later, sequence 6/7, Japan

Nature Production / Morning glory {Ipomoea nil} tendril of vine growing around vertical stem, 18hrs later, sequence 7/7, Japan

Konrad Wothe / New Zealand Glow-worm (Arachnocampa luminosa) the larval stage of a fly, captures prey with hanging sticky tendrils of mucus, Fox Glacier, New Zealand

Niall Benvie / Common vetch {Vicia sativa} in flower showing tendrils. Scotland, UK

Kim Taylor / Timelapse of a White bryony (Bryonia dioica) tendril latching onto/climbing another plant by forming a coil spring to support itself, Guildford, Surrey, UK.

Robin Chittenden / Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata) perched on bramble tendril with tail feathers splayed, Suffolk, UK. February.

Robin Chittenden / Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata) perched on bramble tendril, Suffolk, UK. February.

Bruce Thomson / Tropical climbing palm (Calamus muelleri) with razor sharp spines on its tendrils, used for climbing, Wet Tropics World Heritage area, Queensland, Australia.

Nigel Cattlin / A mature cucumber fruit (Cucumis sativus) on the vine in a garden greenhouse, Berkshire, UK, July.

Nigel Cattlin / A mature cucumber fruit (Cucumis sativus) on the vine in a garden greenhouse, Berkshire, UK, July.