Edwin Giesbers / Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum narbonense) flower, insect on petal. Cyprus. April.

Ashley Cooper / Sunflower next to the PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, Spain. May 2011

Andres M. Dominguez / Great green bush-cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) and Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, April.

Alex Hyde / Jumping spider (Euophrys frontalis) male amongst flower petals, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, June.

Edwin Giesbers / Beetle on petal of Crown daisy flower (Glebionis coronarium) Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Richard Du Toit / Impala lily flower (Adenium multiflorum) Sabi Sand GR, South Africa, October

Stephen Dalton / Red rose (Rosa sp), petal whorl, flower

Stephen Dalton / Close up of petal of Iris {Iris sp}

Mark Bowler / Close-up of Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on flower

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Close-up of Siberian iris (Iris sibirica) petal, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, June 2009

Michael Durham / Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) on flower petal, native to Central and South America

Tim Fitzharris / Blanketflower (Gaillardia sp) close-up showing pollen covered anthers and dense pistils in center, North America