Kerstin Hinze / Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) in flower, Lower Saxony, Germany, March.

Heather Angel / Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) nectaring on Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis), pollen on body. Surrey, England, UK. February.

Heather Angel / Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) anthers and inner petals.Outer petals have been removed. Focus stacked.

Heather Angel / Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) dispersing pollen by sonication which replicates buzz pollination. Controlled conditions.

Heather Angel / Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) basking in sun, on Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis). In garden, Surrey, England, UK. February.

Heather Angel / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) with full pollen baskets and pollen on head, thorax and abdomen. Bee withdrawing from Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) flower after nectaring. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. Feb...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Snowdrop, (Galanthus nivalis), wild variety at sunset, Scotland, UK.March

Kerstin Hinze / Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) in flower, Lower Saxony, Germany, March.

Philippe Clement / Common snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) in flower, Belgium, February.

Adrian Davies / Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) releasing pollen after it was mechanically stimulated by a tuning fork. Buzz pollination, also known as 'Sonication' is where pollen is released by the vibration of insect...

Adrian Davies / Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) releasing pollen after it was mechanically stimulated by a tuning fork. Buzz pollination, also known as 'Sonication' is where pollen is released by the vibration of insect...

Bruno D'Amicis / Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) emerging through snow on forest floor. Abruzzo, Central Apennines, Italy, March.