Neil Anderson / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), two curled up asleep in drey inside nest box. Nest of lichen and Pine needles. Highlands, Scotland, UK. Medium repro only.

Ingo Arndt / Red wood ant (Formica rufa) carrying construction material to anthill (fir needles), Germany.

Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) biting needles from tree branch while sitting in hot spring in Jigokudani, Japan, January

Laurie Campbell / Raindrops on Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) needles, Abernethy Forest RSPB Reserve, Cairngorms National Park, Speyside, Scotland, August

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ruiz / Fallen leaves, pine needles animal fecal pellets in woodland on Stribrne Steny (459m) Hrensko, Ceske Svycarsko / Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Czech Republic, November 2008

Jack Dykinga / Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) pine cone and needles in the snow, South Rim, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

Claudio Contreras / Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi) needles on ice. Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Marie Read / Great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), female alighting at nest cavity entrance carrying pine needles as nest material, wide angle captured with remote camera to show habitat, New York, USA. M...

Marie Read / White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera), male feeding on Douglas-fir cones, Ithaca, New York, USA, January.

Sven Zacek / Pattern of Conifer (Pinaceae) needles on snow, revealed following spring melt. Agusalu Nature Reserve, Ida-Virumaa, Eastern Estonia. April.

Steven David Miller / Tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) feeding on Pine needles. Near Flinders Chase National Park, South Australia.

Alastair MacEwen / Timelapse of frost forming on conifer needles, controlled conditions, Somerset, England, UK.

Alastair MacEwen / Timelapse of frost forming on conifer needles, controlled conditions, Somerset, England, UK.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Yellow bird's nest (Monotropa hypopitys) growing in pine needles. This plant is parasitic upon fungi. Forca D'Ancarano, Norcia, Umbria, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Yellow bird's nest / Dutchman's pipe (Monotropa hypopitys) flowers growing in pine needles. Parasitic plant on fungi. Forca D'Ancarano, Norcia, Umbria, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Yellow bird's nest / Dutchman's pipe (Monotropa hypopitys) flower growing in pine needles. This species is parasitic on fungi. Forca D'Ancarano, Norcia, Umbria, Italy. June.

Edwin Giesbers / Close up of needles of Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) TU Delft Botanical Garden, Netherlands, August. Critically endangered species previously only known from fossil record.

Edwin Giesbers / Close up of needles of Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis). Endemic to Wollemi National Park in New South Wales, Australia. TU Delft Botanical Garden, Netherlands, August. Critically endangered species p...

Nick Garbutt / Wood ant nest (Formica rufa) constructed from pine needles and other debris from the forest floor. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Lynn M Stone / Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) foraging in pine needles, Osprey, Florida, USA , March.

Jim Brandenburg / Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) needles with raindrops, Minnesota

Matthew Maran / Close-up of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) buds and needles Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK. February.

Alex Hyde / Wood Ant nest (Formica rufa) constructed from pine needles and other debris from the forest floor. Julian Alps, Slovenia, July.

Markus Varesvuo / Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) feeding on pine needles, Kuusamo, Finland, March.

Markus Varesvuo / Female Black grouse (Tetrao / Lyrurus tetrix) feeding on pine needles, Inari Kiilopaa, Finland, January.

Markus Varesvuo / Female Black grouse (Tetrao / Lyrurus tetrix) feeding on pine needles, Inari Kiilopaa, Finland, January.

Markus Varesvuo / Hazel grouse (Tetrastes / Bonasa bonasia) droppings amongst pine needles and lichen on snow, Kuusamo, Finland, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) feeding on pine needles, Kuusamo, Finland, March.

Markus Varesvuo / Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) feeding on pine needles in snow, Kuusamo, Finland, April.

Paul Williams / Eastern spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) 6th instar larva feeding on fir needles, Quebec, Canada, July.

Mark Taylor / Bengal cat standing walking over pine needles.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in pine tree feeding on needles, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in pine tree feeding on needles, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February.

Marie Read / Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) pair on nest box roof, female carrying nest material (mainly pine needles) New York, USA, April.

Thomas Marent / Chinese Moon Moth (Actias dubernardi) caterpillar mimicking pine needles, China

Nick Upton / Developing cone of Turkish pine (Pinus brutia). Isle of Samos, Eastern Sporades, Greece, July.

Nick Upton / Developing cones of Turkish pine (Pinus brutia). Isle of Samos, Eastern Sporades, Greece, July.

Alex Hyde / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) nest constructed from pine needles and other debris from the forest floor. Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) nest constructed from pine needles and other debris from the forest floor. Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) nest constructed from pine needles and other debris from the forest floor. Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) overhead view of nest constructed from pine needles and other debris from the forest floor. Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Philippe Clement / Mugo / Mountain pine (Pinus mugo) showing needles and male flowers, Cirque de Gavarnie, Pyrenees, France, June

Dave Watts / Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) showing male cones, Canberra Botanical Gardens, Australia, September. Critically endangered.

Dave Watts / Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) needles, Canberra Botanical Gardens, Australia, September. Critically endangered.

Nick Upton / Pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) communal silken nest on branch tip of Turkish pine tree (Pinus brutia), Samos, Greece, August.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Looking up through the canopy of Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) woodland showing heart shaped opening in canopy, Abernethy Forest, Highland, Scotland, UK, March. Did you know? The needles of a yo...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Close-up showing tip of branch of Scot's pine tree (Pinus sylvestris) Beinn Eighe NNR, Highlands, NW Scotland, UK, May

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Close-up showing tip of branch of Scot's pine tree (Pinus sylvestris) Beinn Eighe NNR, Highlands, NW Scotland, UK, May

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Close-up showing tip of branch of Scot's pine tree (Pinus sylvestris) Beinn Eighe NNR, Highlands, NW Scotland, UK, May

Ernie Janes / Caterpillar larva of Pine hawkmoth (Sphinx pinastri) amongst pine needles, UK

Pete Oxford / Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) seedling showing long needles, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Southern Pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus) in pine needles, native to the southeastern United States

Pete Oxford / Twin-spotted Rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei) amid pine needles, native to Mexico and the United States

Solvin Zankl / Toadstool (Boletus badius) growing in woodland amongst pine needles, Germany

Robert Thompson / Flowers of tan / Dog vomit / Scrambled egg slime mould (Fuligo septica) on pine needles, Tollymore Forest, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, October

LYNN M. STONE / Portrait of Smooth haired, red Dachshund standing on club moss among autumn oak leaves and rain-soaked pine needles Connecticut, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic dog, long-haired standard Dachshund amongst pine needles, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) in a pine forest, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Close-up of Swiss mountain pine (Pinus mugo) with cones, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Matthew Maran / Shore pine (Pinus contorta) close up of twig with needles, Wild Pacific Trail, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Shore pine (Pinus contorta) close-up of twigs with needles, Wild Pacific Trail, Vancouver Island, Canada

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Pine (Pinus nigra) needles, Valia Calda, Pindos NP, Pindos Mountains, Greece, October 2008

Donald M. Jones / Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) amid pine needles, western Montana

Philippe Clement / Evergreen needles of European black pine (Pinus nigra) covered in hoar frost, Europe

Thomas Lazar / Pine cones on dry needles at base of trunk of Ponderosa pine tree (Pinus ponderosa) Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Thomas Lazar / Pine cones on dry needles at base of trunk of Ponderosa pine tree (Pinus ponderosa) Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Premaphotos / 7-spot ladybirds (Coccinella 7-punctata) hibernating amongst the needles of Scots pine, UK

Albert Aanensen / Montery pine tree {Pinus radiata} cones and needles, New Zealand

Niall Benvie / Larch {Larix sp} pine needles covered in rain drops, Scotland, UK

Larry Michael / Red pine tree {Pinus resinosa} cone and needles, USA

Phil Savoie / Sawfly larvae {Tenthredo genus} on Scots pine needles, Connecticut, USA

Niall Benvie / Wood ant {Formica rufa} on stone beside pine needles, Norway

Niall Benvie / Wood ant {Formica rufa} on stone beside pine needles, Norway

Niall Benvie / Wood ant {Formica rufa} on stone beside pine needles, Norway

George McCarthy / Chipmunk (Eutamias genus) feeding on the ground with pine needles, Utah, USA

George McCarthy / Alert Chipmunk (Eutamias genus) standing on hind-legs in pine needles, Utah, USA

Niall Benvie / Flowers on female Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), Scotland UK. May 2006

Jason Smalley / Scots Pine {Pinus sylvestris} cones and needles on forest floor, UK

Chris O'Reilly / Long-eared owl {Asio otus} female amongst Scots pine needles, Autumn, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, Captive.

Philippe Clement / Close-up of Bosnian pine {Pinus leucodermis} needles Europe in arboretum Belgium

Philippe Clement / Bosnian pine {Pinus leucodermis} cone and needles, Europe in arboretum Belgium

Philippe Clement / Close-up of needles from Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora) (arboretum Belgium)

Philippe Clement / Close-up of female flowers and needles on Swiss Mountain Pine (Pinus mugo) - arboretum, Belgium

Philippe Clement / Close-up of needles and female flowers of Japanese white pine {Pinus parviflora} (arboretum Belgium)

Jose B. Ruiz / Brown rat {Rattus norvegicus} with pine cone and needles, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Brown rat {Rattus norvegicus} with pine cone and needles, Spain.

Niall Benvie / Red squirrel {Sciurus vulgaris} feeding in Scots pine, Scotland, UK

Jose B. Ruiz / Two European pine sawflies {Neodiprion sertifer} larvae competing for pine needles, food plant, Spain.

Niall Benvie / Scots pine seedling {Pinus sylvestris} Scotland, UK.      

Pete Cairns / Close-up of Scots pine buds and needles {Pinus sylvestris}, Scotland, UK.

Ross Hoddinott / Underside of Spruce needles on branch, UK.

Mark Raycroft / Black Labrador Retriever (Canis familiaris) puppy laying on pine needles

Jim Brandenburg / Pine (Pinus sp) trees with raindrops falling from needles, North America

Duncan Mcewan / Scots pine {Pinus sylvestris}, female inflorescences, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Duncan Mcewan / Scots pine {Pinus sylvestris}, developing cones, June Inverness-shire, Scotland