John Abbott / Giant prickly pear cactus (Opuntia echios var. gigantea) amongst carpetweed, Plazas Island, Galapagos

Stephen Dalton / Beefly (Bombylius major) feeding on Bugle (Ajuga reptans) Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Common bugle (Ajuga reptans) Vosges, France, April.

Will Watson / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) in flower, ancient woodland, Worcestershire, England, UK, May.

Alex Hyde / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) in flower in a damp meadow. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.

Stephen Dalton / Bugle flower (Ajuga reptans) Sussex, England, UK. May.

Philippe Clement / Blue bugle (Ajuga reptans) in flower, Belgium, April.

Michael Durham / Opuntia (Opuntia echios) cacti surrounded by Sea-purslane (Sesuvium edmonstonei), South Plaza Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Michael Durham / Opuntia (Opuntia echios) cactus surrounded by Sea-purslane (Sesuvium edmonstonei), South Plaza Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

John Abbott / Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) female on carpetweed, Plazas Island, Galapagos

Philippe Clement / Blue Bugle / Bugleherb / Bugleweed / Carpetweed (Ajuga reptans) in flower. Belgium, April.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) nesting colony among Carpetweed (Sesuvium sp) plants along shoreline, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Michael Durham / Opuntia (Opuntia echios) cactus surrounded by Sea-purslane (Sesuvium edmonstonei), South Plaza Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Paul Harcourt Davies / Creeping bugle (Ajuga reptans) in flower in montane woodland, Monte Terminillo, Lazio, Umbria, Italy. March.

Will Watson / Wood spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides) and Bugle (Ajuga reptans) in ancient woodland, Croft Estate, National Trust, Herefordshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked.

Tui De Roy / Male Santiago lava-lizard (Microlophus jacobi), among Galapagos carpetweed (Sesuvium edmonstoni), Bainbridge Islets, Galapagos, South America.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos carpetweed (Sesuvium edmonstonei) and giant Opuntia (Opuntia sp.) cacti, beneath a rainbow at sunset, Plazas Island, Galapagos, South America.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos carpetweed (Sesuvium edmonstonei) and giant Opuntia (Opuntia sp.) cacti, beneath a rainbow at sunset, Plazas Island, Galapagos, South America.

Nick Upton / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) and Common daisies (Bellis perennis) in a garden lawn left unmown to allow wild flowers to bloom to support pollinating insects, Wiltshire, UK, May.