Simon Colmer / Honeybee workers exchanging food - known as trophallaxis (Apis mellifera) Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) returning to hive and communicating nectar source to other workers, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers exchanging food - known as trophallaxis, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula) Captive, UK

Simon Colmer / Caterpillar larva of Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica) on Couch grass, Sussex, UK, July

Simon Colmer / Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) growing in protective cage near buildings, Sussex, UK, June 2010

Simon Colmer / Wildflowers, including Poppies (Papaver) flowering, planted in central reservation / road verge, Brighton, Sussex, UK, June 2010

Simon Colmer / Early Purple Orchids (Orchis mascula) flowering, Hollingbury Ring, Brighton, Sussex, UK, May

Simon Colmer / Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) on white background Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus) twig, buds and seedcase in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Blue bottle fly (Calliphora vicina) lying upside down, dead, on white background, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / White mustard (Sinapis alba) seedlings illustrating phototropism (growing towards the light) England, UK

Simon Colmer / Footprints of European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in snow, England, UK. February 2009

Simon Colmer / Wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana) bud opening on twig in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Goat willow (Salix caprea) twig and opening buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Field maple tree (Acer campestre) twig and buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Looking up the stems of bamboo in a Bamboo grove, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Simon Colmer / Bamboo grove, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Simon Colmer / Multicoloured / Asian / Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) feeding on ivy flowers, UK

Simon Colmer / European Holly with leaves and berries (Ilex aquifolium) covered in snow, UK

Simon Colmer / Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Pied Wagtails (Motacilla alba yarrellii) roosting in tree in a car park at night, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Wheat (Triticum aestivum) ripening heads, Sussex, UK.

Simon Colmer / Common European toad (Bufo bufo) spawn wrapped around pondweed, UK

Simon Colmer / Wheat (Triticum aestivum) ripening heads, UK.

Simon Colmer / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Marguerite / Oxeye daisy, UK

Simon Colmer / Goat willow (Salix caprea) opening buds in spring, UK

Simon Colmer / Bird cherry (Prunus padus) buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Osier (Salix viminalis) buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Palmate newt (Triturus helveticus) male and female underwater, captive

Simon Colmer / Sessile oak (Quercus petraea) buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Common alder (Alnus glutinosa) bud in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) bud in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) juvenile underwater, captive

Simon Colmer / Leatherjacket, a larva of cranefly (Tipula) a common lawn pest, UK

Simon Colmer / Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) in flower, UK

Simon Colmer / Alder fly (Sialis lutaria) West Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Alder fly (Sialis lutaria) West Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Alder fly (Sialis lutaria) West Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Bluebells in woodland setting (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Eridge Rocks SSSI, Sussex

Simon Colmer / Bluebells in woodland setting (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Eridge Rocks SSSI, Sussex

Simon Colmer / Tunbridge filmy fern (Hymenophyllum tunbrigense) Eridge Rocks SSSI, Sussex, UK, April. Notable Species

Simon Colmer / Tunbridge filmy fern (Hymenophyllum tunbrigense) Eridge Rocks SSSI, Sussex, UK, April. Notable Species

Simon Colmer / Tunbridge filmy fern (Hymenophyllum tunbrigense) Eridge Rocks SSSI, Sussex, UK, April. Notable Species

Simon Colmer / Crescent cup liverwort (Lunularia cruciata) Eridge Rocks SSSi, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Tunbridge Wells sandstone outcrop, Eridge Rocks SSSI, Sussex, April 2011

Simon Colmer / Pussy willow (Salix caprea) with female catkins in spring, Eridge Rocks SSSI, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Tunbridge Wells sandstone outcrops, Eridge Rocks SSSI, Sussex, UK, April 2011

Simon Colmer / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) Captive

Simon Colmer / Marabou stork flying (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) Entebbe, Uganda

Simon Colmer / Shoebill / Whale headed stork (Balaeniceps rex) Captive

Simon Colmer / Yellow billed kite in flight (Milvus migrans aegyptius) Lake Victoria, Entebbe, Uganda

Simon Colmer / Spotted-necked otter (Lutra / Hydrictis maculicollis) from sub-saharan Africa, Captive

Simon Colmer / Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) rear view, Uganda

Simon Colmer / Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) Uganda

Simon Colmer / Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) Uganda

Simon Colmer / White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Uganda Captive

Simon Colmer / White rhinoceros showing three toes (Ceratotherium simum) Uganda, Captive

Simon Colmer / White rhinoceros skin (Ceratotherium simum) Uganda, Captive

Simon Colmer / White rhinoceros showing three toes (Ceratotherium simum) Uganda, Captive

Simon Colmer / White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Uganda, Captive

Simon Colmer / White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Uganda, Captive

Simon Colmer / Blue duiker faeces (Cephalophus monticola) Entebbe, Uganda

Simon Colmer / Trunk of (Maesopsis eminii) tree, a large African forest tree introduced to many parts of the tropics and grown in monoculture plantations as a fast growing timber tree.

Simon Colmer / (Vernonia amygdalina) commonly called bitter leaf because of its bitter taste. In the wild, chimpanzees have been observed ingesting leaves to counter parasitic infections. Medicinal plant: used for w...

Simon Colmer / Leaves and flowers of (Brillantaisia kirungae) a medicinal plant used in Uganda to cure urethritis

Simon Colmer / (Cyphostemma nieriense) Medicinal plant: used in Uganda to cure elephantiasis

Simon Colmer / Wild finger millet (Eleusine indica) also known as Indian goosegrass, Wiregrass, Crowfootgrass, A Medicinal plant used in Uganda to cure stomach ache and chicken pox

Simon Colmer / Leaves of (Tetradenia riparia) a medicinal plant popular in East Africa. said to cure stomach ache, skin diseases and malaria. Anti-bacterial and anti-fungal.

Simon Colmer / Tree marigold (Tithonia rotundifolia) also known as Mexican tournesol, Mexican sunflower or Nitobe chrysanthemum. Medicinal plant: used to improve liver function, and said to cure malaria

Simon Colmer / Indigo (Indigofera ambelacensis) Medicinal plant: used in Uganda to cure worms

Simon Colmer / Flowers and leaves of (Spilanthes mauritiana) a medicinal plant with a high anti-fungal potency

Simon Colmer / Common St. Pauls wort (Sigesbeckia orientalis) Medicinal plant: used in Uganda to cure skin and fungal infections and syphilis

Simon Colmer / Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus or Vinca roseus) Medicinal plant: used to cure hypertension, kidney failure, malaria and diabetes. Used in the treatment of leukemia.

Simon Colmer / African Oil palm leaves (Elaeis guineensis)

Simon Colmer / African Rosemallow also known as Maple Sugar, Red Hibiscus, Cranberry Shield (Hibiscus acetosella) Medicinal plant: used in Uganda as a blood tonic, leaves are edible and good source of vitamin C.

Simon Colmer / Creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) Medicinal plant: used in Uganda to cure toothache, eliminate scars and as a diuretic. Entire plant is rich in vitamin C

Simon Colmer / Flowers and leaves of (Bothriocline tomentosa) medicinal plant used to cure diarrhoea and stop vomiting

Simon Colmer / Flower and leaves of (Bothriocline tomentosa) medicinal plant used to cure diarrhoea and stop vomiting

Simon Colmer / Candle Bush seed pods (Senna alata) also known as a Candelabra Bush, Empress Candle Plant, Ringworm Tree. Medicinal plant: effective fungicidal against ringworm and other fungal infections of the ski...

Simon Colmer / Vangueria leaves (Vangueria apiculata) a medicinal plant used to cure intestinal worms and stomach ache

Simon Colmer / Velvet combretum (Combretum molle) leaves, a medicinal pla: used for treating leprosy, stomach ailmets and as a cough expectorant

Simon Colmer / Trunk of the Neem tree (Azadirachta indica) member of the mahogany family, Meliaceae. Used in India for medicinal purposes: anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, ant-viral, contraceptive, sedative

Simon Colmer / Lemon grass (Cymbopogon afronardus)

Simon Colmer / Steudner's Dragon tree (Dracaena steudneri) Medicinal plant used as an anti-bacterial, anti-viral and combats high blood pressure

Simon Colmer / Vervet monkey eating mango (Cercopithecus pygerythrus) Entebbe, Uganda

Simon Colmer / Vervet monkey eating mango (Cercopithecus pygerythrus) Entebbe, Uganda

Simon Colmer / Vervet monkey walking (Cercopithecus pygerythrus) Entebbe, Uganda

Simon Colmer / Areca nut palm (Areca catechu), the areca nut is popularly chewed in Asia

Simon Colmer / Looking up through the canopy of an Incense tree (Canarium schweinfurthii)

Simon Colmer / Snail and slug trap amongst lettuces, UK

Simon Colmer / Large Rose sawfly larva caterpillar (Arge ochropus) eating rose leaf, UK

Simon Colmer / Sycamore moth larva (Acronicta aceris) Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Leaf damage on Broad bean plant (Vicia faba) caused by Pea and bean weevils, UK

Simon Colmer / Leaf damage on Broad bean plant (Vicia faba) caused by Pea and bean weevils, UK

Simon Colmer / Plant gall (Tetraneura ulmi) on Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) UK