Rod Williams / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. September.

Bert Willaert / Great Sundew (Drosera anglica) peduncles, with sticky droplets to ensnare insects. Belarus, Europe, July.

Chien Lee / Ginger (Zingiber kelabitianum) shoots with peduncles carrying inflorescence, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Ginger (Zingiber longipedunculatum) shoots with peduncles carrying inflorescence, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Nigel Cattlin / Maturing avocado fruit (Persea americana) hanging from long peduncles on the tree, Transvaal, South Africa, February

Nigel Cattlin / Early blisters of Pear leaf blister mite (Eriophyes pyri) red on young pear foliage and flower peduncles in spring, Berkshire, April

Nigel Cattlin / Early blisters of Pear leaf blister mite (Eriophyes pyri) red on young pear foliage and flower peduncles in spring, Berkshire, April

Nigel Cattlin / Elder (Sambucus nigra) in late summer. Red peduncles and dark read ripe fruit, Berkshire, England, UK, September.

Nigel Cattlin / Elder (Sambucus nigra) in late summer. Red peduncles and dark read ripe fruit, Berkshire, England, UK, September.

Nigel Cattlin / Cuckoo spit, frothy bubbles, exuded by common froghopper (Philaenus spumarius) nymph on rosemary plant, Berkshire, England, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Cuckoo spit, frothy bubbles, exuded by common froghopper (Philaenus spumarius) nymph on rosemary plant, Berkshire, England, UK, June.