Bruno D'Amicis / Common mulleins (Verbascum thapsus), Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), and Daisies flowering in mountain pasture. Gran Sasso National Park, Central Apennines, Abruzzo, Italy, June.

Kim Taylor / Bumble bee {Bombus sp) visiting figwort flower

Tim Fitzharris / Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) feeding on the nectar of a Desert Figwort (Scrophularia desertorum), New Mexico

Nigel Cattlin / Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) beside Kennet and Avon Canal, Hungerford, Berkshire, England. July.

Loic Poidevin / Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) drinking from Buddleia flowers, Vendee, France. July.

Phil Savoie / Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) worker flying to Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, June.

Phil Savoie / Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) female flying to Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March

Colin Varndell / Mullein moth (Cucullia verbasci) caterpillar feeding on Great mullein (Verbascum thapsus). Dorset, England, UK. June.

Heather Angel / Figwort (Scrophularia grandiflora) against sky. Globose flower with protruding upper lip that functions like umbrella to protect stamens. Cultivated in garden.

Heather Angel / Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) flower, backlit with stamens and style visible through corolla. Dark spots on lower lip attract bumblebee pollinators. Pollinated by bumblebees with long proboscis. Contr...

Heather Angel / Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) on Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), spatter marks guiding bee to nectar. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. July.

Heather Angel / Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) corollas with spatter mark nectar guides. Pollinated by long tongued bumblebees able to reach nectar. Long guard hairs said to prevent small insects from entering, could...