Neil Aldridge / Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) on Pincushion protea (Leucospermum sp) in the Cape Floral Kingdom, Cape Town, South Africa. Endemic.

Neil Aldridge / Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) feeding on a Pincushion protea (Leucospermum sp) in the Cape Floral Kingdom, Cape Town, South Africa. Endemic to the fynbos region of South Africa.

Jan Vermeer / Rose (Rosa sp) and Aster (Asteraceae) flowers

Paul Harcourt Davies / Floral colour in fields on the Piano Grande from Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), Cornflowers (Centaurea), Mustard (Brassica) and Mayweed (Anthemis), Umbria, Italy, June

Heather Angel / Lily (Lilium lophophorum) flowers. Tepals fused at tips to protects floral parts from precipitation, slits allow access to pollinators. Mugecuo Scenic Area, Kangding, Sichuan Province, China. June.

Heather Angel / Handkerchief / Dove tree (Davidia involucrata), male inflorescence enclosed by bracts which act as an umbrella to prevent rain spoiling pollen. Endemic to Sichuan, north west Yunnan, Guizhou and Hubei...

Juergen Freund / Snowflake moray eel (Echidna nebulosa) peeping from inside a discarded ghost net on a coral reef, Sulawesi, Indonesia. November.

Marie Read / Backyard setup for photographing Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilocus colubris) in summer, New York, USA. A natural food plant (cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)) in a floral tube of water is tie...

Marie Read / Backyard setup for photographing Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilocus colubris) in summer, New York, USA. A medical syringe is used to inject a few drops of sugar solution into the flower (set up in...

Ernie Janes / Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky' in border, Norfolk, England, UK. September.

Ashley Cooper / Hyacinth fields near Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands.

Constantinos Petrinos / Floral decoration surrounding epitaph in Greek Orthodox Church of Saint John the Baptist, on the morning of Good Friday. Spetses Island, Aegean Sea, Greece, Mediterranean, April 2009

Constantinos Petrinos / Floral decoration surrounding epitaph in Greek Orthodox Church of Saint John the Baptist, on the morning of Good Friday. Spetses Island, Aegean Sea, Greece, Mediterranean, April 2009

Neil Aldridge / Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) on a Pincushion protea (Leucospermum sp) in the Cape Floral Kingdom, Cape Town, South Africa. Endemic to the fynbos region of South Africa.

Jan Vermeer / Wreath and old pharmacist pot

Jan Vermeer / English Bluebell (Hyacinthoides nonscripta) flowers and boquete

Jan Vermeer / Flower bouquet with lavendar roses

Jan Vermeer / Rose (Rosa sp) wreath

Jan Vermeer / Rose (Rosa sp) flowers with wine and fruit

Jan Vermeer / Rose (Rosa sp) flower bouquet and pot

Jan Vermeer / Ranunculus (Ranunculus sp) flower boquete and pot

Jan Vermeer / Tulip (Tulipa sp) wreath in the snow

Jan Vermeer / Wreaths and pots

Jan Vermeer / Lavender (Lavandula sp) plants drying

Pete Oxford / Woman wearing traditional floral headdress for ceremony, Kioa Island, Fiji, South Pacific, July 2014.

Pete Oxford / Man wearing traditional floral headdress and leaves for ceremony, Kioa Island, Fiji, South Pacific, July 2014.

Pete Oxford / Woman wearing traditional floral headdress for ceremony, Kioa Island, Fiji, South Pacific, July 2014.

Pete Oxford / Woman wearing traditional floral headdress for ceremony, Kioa Island, Fiji, South Pacific, July 2014.

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) digging in the sandy bottom for molluscs or worms, with a Red banded wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus), a Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus), a Lyreta...

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) digging in the sandy bottom for molluscs or worms, with a Red banded wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus) hoping to catch escaping prey. Egypt, Red Sea.

Colin Varndell / Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) floral close up, June.

Claudio Contreras / Floral Egg Crab (Atergatis floridus), Batasan Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Floral colour in fields on the Piano Grande from Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and Mustard (Brassica) Italy, June 2010

MYN / John Tiddy / Meat ant (Iridiomyrmex purpureus) grooming after feeding at non floral nectary, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia, January. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus) harvesting nectar from non floral nectaries on a cherry tree, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia, February. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus) harvesting nectar from non floral nectaries on a cherry tree, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia, February. meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Turner / Floral displays - window boxes and hanging baskets - outside the Municipal Offices, The Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK, July 2011.

Nick Turner / Floral displays - window boxes and hanging baskets - outside the Municipal Offices, The Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK, July 2011.

Steven David Miller / Flowering Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa) the floral emblem of South Australia. Watarrka, Kings Canyon National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Jouan & Rius / Traditional timber-frame houses with window boxes and floral tubs, Kaysersberg village, Upper Rhine, Alsace, France, May 2009

Rob Cousins / Floral decoration on top of narrow boat, Bristol Floating Harbour, UK

Jan Vermeer / Violet (Viola sp) flowers, Forget-me-not (Myosotis palustris) and white flowers in floral arrangement

Jan Vermeer / Violet (Viola sp) flowers, Forget-me-not (Myosotis palustris) and White flowers in floral arrangement

Mark Moffett / Orchid (Clusia lanceolata) a native to Brazil's Atlantic Coastal forest, the female Orchid Bee (Euglossa viridissima) shown here, gathers floral resins from the flower to construct her brood cells, At...

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Ponerine Ant (Ectatomma tuberculatum) guarding extra-floral nectaries of Perfumed Passion Flower (Passiflora vitifolia) note hole through which Bees have collected nectar, rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Ponerine Ant (Ectatomma tuberculatum) guarding extra-floral nectaries of Perfumed Passion Flower (Passiflora vitifolia) rainforest, Costa Rica

Jan Vermeer / Close up of white floral pattern in sunshine with purple flowers among them

Jan Vermeer / Close up of white floral pattern in sunshine

Jan Vermeer / Gentian (Gentianaceae) flower bouquet and teapot

Ernie Janes / Garden pond and floral container displays, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Floral container display in garden, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Floral display in stone urn, Regents Park, London, UK

Ernie Janes / Cat walking past floral container display in garden, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Floral design in shape of pheasant, Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, UK

Jan Vermeer / Close up of white floral pattern in sunshine with purple flowers among them

Jan Vermeer / Close up of white floral pattern in sunshine with purple flowers among them

Jan Vermeer / Close up of white floral pattern in sunshine

Jan Vermeer / Close up of white floral pattern in sunshine

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Starry moray eel (Echidna nebulosa) portrait, The National Aquarium, Abu Dhabi. Captive, occurs in Pacific Ocean.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Starry moray eel (Echidna nebulosa) portrait, The National Aquarium, Abu Dhabi. Captive, occurs in Pacific Ocean.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Springtime floral displays with Tulips (Tulipa sp.) and Grape hyacinths (Muscari sp.), Istanbul, Turkey. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Springtime floral displays with Tulips (Tulipa sp.) and Grape hyacinths (Muscari sp.), Istanbul, Turkey. April.

David Fleetham / Snowflake moray eel (Echidna nebulosa) swimming over seabed during the day, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.

Morley Read / Ant (Ectatomma tuberculatum) drinking nectar from an extra-floral nectary on the leaf of an Inga tree. In the rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Trap-jaw ants (Odontomachus sp.) drinking nectar from extra floral nectaries on an Inga tree leaf. Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.