Paul Harcourt Davies / Appennine Trumpet Gentian (Gentiana dinarica) in flower, white form, Mount Vettore,Sibillini, Appennines, Le Marche, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Appennine Trumpet Gentian (Gentiana dinarica) in flower, white form, Mount Vettore,Sibillini, Appennines, Le Marche, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Appennine Trumpet Gentian (Gentiana dinarica) in flower, Mount Vettore, Sibillini, Appennines, Le Marche, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Appennine Trumpet Gentian (Gentiana dinarica) in flower, Mount Vettore, Sibillini, Appennines, Le Marche, Italy, June

Paul Harcourt Davies / Appennine Trumpet Gentian (Gentiana dinarica) in flower, Mount Vettore, Sibillini, Appennines, Le Marche, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Appennine Trumpet Gentian (Gentiana dinarica) flowering on roadside below Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May.

D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Atlantic Trumpet Triton (Charonia tritonis) feeding on Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Michael Pitts / Tube or trumpet sponges (Aplysina fistularis?) Tobago. Caribbean

Philippe Clement / Trumpet chanterelle / Yellowfoot / Winter mushroom / Funnel Chanterelle (Cantharellus tubaeformis) growing in leaf litter on forest floor in autumn, Belgium, October

Philippe Clement / Trumpet chanterelle / Yellowfoot / Winter mushroom / Funnel Chanterelle (Cantharellus tubaeformis) growing in leaf litter on forest floor in autumn, Belgium, October

Alex Hyde / Trumpet / Stemless Gentian (Gentiana acaulis) Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Trumpet / Stemless Gentian (Gentiana acaulis) growing amongst rocks in Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Trumpet / Stemless Gentian (Gentiana acaulis) Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Christophe Courteau / Trumpet anemone feeding {Aiptasia mutabilis} Brittany France

Kim Taylor / Red Angel's trumpet (Brugmansia sanguinea) flowers, Costa Rica.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Trumpet Emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) and Spangled Emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) fish in market, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Alex Hyde / Trumpet / Stemless gentian (Gentiana acaulis) in flower on mountainside, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, 2300 metres, June.

MYN / Clay Bolt / Trumpet creeper / vine (Campsis radicans) in flower, Dacusville, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Trumpet creeper / vine (Campsis radicans) Dacusville, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

John Abbott / Yellow / Pale pitcher plant / trumpet (Sarracenia alata) Angelina National Forest, Texas, USa, April

Christian Ziegler / Guayacan Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia guayacan) dropped petals after synchronized mass flowering triggered by dry-season rain, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Guayacan Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia guayacan) synchronized flowering caused by heavy rain during the dry season, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Pete Oxford / Queen Parrotfish (Scarus vetula) feeding on coral with Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) nearby waiting for scraps, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Pete Oxford / Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Bernard Castelein / Three Buddhist monks, preparing to play the lawah (a long trumpet) Phyang, Ladakh, India, June 2010

RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Portrait of trumpet player, during parade performance at the Oruro Carnival, the biggest annual cultural event in Bolivia, with Morenada music and dancing originating from the Bolivian Andes, Bolivia,...

Roger Powell / Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) pair "trumpet calling" to claim feeding rights over a carcass washed ashore, Varanger Fjord, Arctic Norway. June

Roger Powell / Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) "trumpet calling" over a carcass washed onshore, to claim feeding rights over a carcass washed ashore, Varanger Fjord, Arctic Norway. June

Paul Harcourt Davies / Trumpet gentian (Gentiana dinarica) flowering on limestone scree in the Simbruini Mountains NP, Apennines, Italy.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Trumpet gentian (Gentiana dinarica) flowering on limestone scree in the Simbruini Mountains NP, Apennines, Italy.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Trumpet gentian (Gentiana dinarica) flowering on limestone scree in the Simbruini Mountains NP, Apennines, Italy.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Hairy triton (Cymatium parthenopeum) feeding on a Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) Faial, Azores, Portugal, July 2009

Fred Bavendam / Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus), South Caicos, British West Indies, Caribbean

Roger Powell / Male White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} "trumpet calling" to its mate on the shoreline, Varanger, Norway

Bernard Castelein / Buddhist monks playing short trumpets after Puja in Phodong Monastery, Phodong, Sikkim, India October 2007

Albert Lleal / Trumpet Lily (Lilium longiflorum) SEM close-up view of pollen at 2800x magnification

Albert Lleal / Trumpet Lily (Lilium longiflorum) SEM close-up view of pollen at 2800x magnification

Pete Oxford / Rosy trumpet tree {Handroanthus heptaphyllus} in bloom in mid August. Pantanal, Brazil

Pete Oxford / Rosy trumpet tree {Handroanthus heptaphyllus} in bloom in mid August. Pantanal, Brazil

Rolf Nussbaumer / Costa's Hummingbird {Calypte costae} young male feeding on Yellow Trumpet Flower (Tecoma stans) Tuscon, Arizona, USA, September

Rolf Nussbaumer / Anna's Hummingbird {Calypte anna} male in flight feeding on Yellow Trumpet Flower (Tecoma stans) Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Birgitte Wilms / Trumpetfish (Aulostomus sp) on Sea Fan (Melithaea sp), 60 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Nigel Bean / Trumpet chanterelle (Canthrellus tubaeformis) edible growing in woodland, Bristol, November 2006

Nigel Bean / Mixed harvest of edible wild mushrooms including Hedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum), Trumpet chanterelle (Canthrellus tubaeformis), Meadow waxcap (Hygrocybe pratensis) and Bay bolete (Boletus badius)...

Bernard Castelein / Monks playing 'Lawa' (long trumpet) Lo-Manthang at the end of the 'Duk chu' festival, Upper Mustang, Nepal

Bernard Castelein / Nepalese monks playing the 'Lawa' (long trumpet) and 'Geling' (short trumpet) during 'Duk chu' festival, Chhode Gompa of Lo-Manthang, Upper Mustang, Nepal

Bernard Castelein / Portrait of Nepalese monk playing 'Geling' (short trumpet) Lo-Manthang, Upper Mustang, Nepal.

Bernard Castelein / Two Nepalese monks playing the 'Geling' (short trumpet) on rooftop of the Chhode Gompa during 'Duk chu' festival, Lo-Manthang, Upper Mustang, Nepal

Bernard Castelein / Napalese monks, carrying 'Lawa' (long trumpet)preparing for the final ceremony of 'Duk chu' festival, where monk's dance and prayer for a prosperous year. Lo-Manthang, Upper Mustang, Nepal.

Bernard Castelein / Two Nepalese monks playing the 'Lawa' (long trumpet) on the rooftop of the Chhode Gompa, at the end of the last ceremony of 'Duk chu' festival, Lo-Manthang, Upper Mustang, Nepal

Constantinos Petrinos / Giant Triton trumpet shell (Charonia tritonis) natural predator of Crown of thorns starfish, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Peter Scoones / Caribbean trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) shadowing Parrotfish (Scarus vetula) over coral reef, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean Pisciverous trumpet fish gains advantage by closely shadowi...

Rob Tilley / Teppo Yuri / Easter or Trumpet Lily {Lilium longiforum} growing wild, Yakushima, Kagoshima, Japan

Rob Tilley / Teppo Yuri / Easter or Trumpet Lily {Lilium longiforum} growing wild, Yakushima, Kagoshima, Japan

Rolf Nussbaumer / Ruby throated hummingbird {Archilochus colubris} male feeding on Yellow Trumpet Flower (Tecoma stans) New Braunfels, Texas, USA

Chris Newbert / Atlantic Trumpet Triton (Charonia tritonis) shell and Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), Kona, Hawaii

Fred Bavendam / Atlantic Trumpet Triton (Charonia tritonis) eating a Pincushion Sea Star (Culcita novaeguineae), Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea

Barry Mansell / Yellow trumpet pitcher plant {Sarracenia alata} growing in swamp, USA

Philippe Clement / Trumpet gentian flowers {Gentiana kochiana} Gran Paradiso NP, Alps, Italy

Justine Evans / Flowering Trumpet flower trees {Tabebuia sp} in tropical dry forest, Santa Rosa NP, Costa Rica

Justine Evans / Fallen Trumpet flowers {Tabebuia sp} carpet floor of tropical dry forest, Santa Rosa

Constantinos Petrinos / Triton's trumpet {Charonia tritonis} Sulawesi, Indonesia feeds on crown of thorn starfish - note operculum which seals shell opening

Jurgen Freund / Triton trumpet feeds on starfish, Indo-Pacific

David Fleetham / Hermit crab (Aniculus maximus), using a Triton's trumpet shell (Charonia tritonis) for a home, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Trumpet fish (Aulostomus chinensis), on reef, with diver, Hawaii.

Luciano Candisani / Pink Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia heptaphylla) flowering, Brazil

Roberto Rinaldi / Trumpet fish (Aulostomus Maculatus), Belize.

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Red Floripontio (Brugmansia sanguinea) flowers in temperate forest, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Queen Parrotfish (Scarus vetula) and Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Roberto Rinaldi / Trumpet fish (Aulostomus maculatus), Belize

Roberto Rinaldi / Triton trumpet shell (Charonia tritonis), Tubbataha reef, Palawan, Philippines.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Trumpet green coral (Caulastraea curvata) portrait, The Butterfly Pavilion, Colorado. Captive.

Ugo Mellone / Person geotagging a Rosy trumpet tree (Tabebuia rosea) sapling after planting, part of the reforestation project, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. December, 2021.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Trumpet manucode (Phonygammus keraudrenii) head portrait, Zoo Berlin. Captive, occurs in New Guinea.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Trumpet manucode (Phonygammus keraudrenii) portrait, Zoo Berlin. Captive, occurs in New Guinea.

Sergio Hanquet / Hairy triton (Monoplex parthenopeus) on seabed, close up, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean.

Sergio Hanquet / Hairy triton (Monoplex parthenopeus) on seabed, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean.

Sergio Hanquet / Hairy triton (Monoplex parthenopeus) on seabed, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean.

Sergio Hanquet / Hairy triton (Monoplex parthenopeus) on seabed, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Hyde / Globular springtail (Sminthuridae) inside a Trumpet Gentian flower (Gentiana acaulis), Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria. June.

Daniel Nunez / Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) perched in Trumpet tree (Cecropia peltata) feeding on fruit, Caribbean slope of Guatemala.

Sergio Hanquet / Trumpet Shell (Charonia lampas) on algae, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean.

Konrad Wothe / Clusius' gentian (Gentiana clusii) and Bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa) flowering in spring meadow, Upper Bavaria, Germany. April.

Konrad Wothe / Clusius' gentian (Gentiana clusii) in flower in grassland, Upper Bavaria, Germany. April.

Jack Dykinga / Datura (Datura meteloides) flowering on mesquite forest floor after monsoon rain, Catalina State Park, Arizona, USA. September.

Chris Mattison / Trumpet cup lichen (Cladonia fimbriata) growing on soil. UK. September. Focus-stacked image.

Chris Mattison / Trumpet cup lichen (Cladonia fimbriata) growing on soil. UK. September. Focus-stacked image.

Russell Laman / West Atlantic trumpet fish (Aulostomus maculatus) camouflaged against soft coral, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, Caribbean Sea.

David Fleetham / Hairy yellow hermit crab / Large hairy hermit crab (Aniculus maximus) in a Triton trumpet shell (Charonia tritonis), Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Apennine trumpet gentian (Gentiana dinarica) flowering on the limestone slopes around Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Rock jasmine (Androsace villosa) and Trumpet gentian (Gentiana dinarica) in flower in the high Apennines on slopes of Mount Vettore, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Cape honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis) introduced species, widely cultivated in the Mediterranean region, in flower. Terracina, Lazio, Italy. September.

Adrian Davies / Trumpet gentian (Gentiana acaulis) flowering, Swiss Alps, Switzerland. June.

David Fleetham / Close up of Triton trumpet shell (Charonia tritonis) attacking Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) which feeds on live coral, Hawaii. Pacific Ocean.

Nick Upton / Pixie cup / Powdered trumpet lichen (Cladonia fimbriata) with spore forming reproductive cups, growing on a rotting tree branch, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, September.