Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Spiked speedwell (Veronica spicata) in flower, Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Schandy / (Veronica sp) in flower, Mount Cheget, Caucasus, Russia, June 2008

Geoff Scott-Simpson / Germander speedwell flower {Veronica chamaedrys} Peak District, Derbyshire, UK

Nick Upton / Male Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) grazing on Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) at dusk, River Otter, Devon, England, UK, June.

Konrad Wothe / Wide angle shot of a male Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) on European speedwell (Veronica beccabunga), takes off and flies away, Bavaria, Germany, July.

Konrad Wothe / Male Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) taking off from and landing on Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga), Bavaria, Germany, July.

Konrad Wothe / Close-up of a male Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) landing on European speedwell (Veronica beccabunga), Bavaria, Germany, July.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a male Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) landing on Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga), Bavaria, Germany, July.

Andy Sands / Wood White butterfly (Leptidea sinapis) on Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys), Surrey, England, UK, May - Focus Stacked

Will Watson / Spiked speedwell (Veronica spicata), Carpathian Biosphere Reserve UNESCO World Heritage Site, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine.

Nick Upton / Blue water speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica) flowering on a riverbank, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Alex Hyde / Germander speedwell flowers (Veronica chamaedrys). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.