Solvin Zankl / Cornflower seeds (Centaurea cyanus). Cornflower seeds are partly dispersed by ants and also carry a tuft of hygroscopic (water-absorbing) fibres that expand when wet and retract when dry, thus driving...

Solvin Zankl / Seed of Pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) - Europe. Seeds of the pasque flower carry a "tail", formed from the persisting style. The seeds are dispersed by wind and, additionally, can "crawl" along...

Chien Lee / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) male allowing its wings to expand and harden after merging from cocoon, Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia, sequence 4 of 5

Chien Lee / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) male allowing its wings to expand and harden after merging from cocoon, Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia, sequence 5 of 5

Chien Lee / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) male allowing its wings to expand and harden after merging from cocoon, Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia, sequence 3 of 5

Chien Lee / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) male allowing its wings to expand and harden after merging from cocoon, Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia, sequence 2 of 5

Chien Lee / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) male allowing its wings to expand and harden after emerging from cocoon, Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia, sequence 1 of 5

Solvin Zankl / Seed heads of Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), Europe. Cornflower seeds are partly dispersed by ants and also carry a tuft of hygroscopic (water-absorbing) fibres that expand when wet and retract when d...

Solvin Zankl / Seed heads of Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), Europe. Cornflower seeds are partly dispersed by ants and also carry a tuft of hygroscopic (water-absorbing) fibres that expand out when wet and retract wh...