Konrad Wothe / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) ready to release its seeds, Germany, introduced into North America as a salad green now is invasive weed

Konrad Wothe / Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) close up of leaves, medicinal plant, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Dew on leaf, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Dew on leaf, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Red Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flower showing pistil and stamens, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Lumpy Bracket (Trametes gibbosa) on dead tree trunk, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Water drop in leaf of lupine, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Rose (Rosa sp) flower, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Larkspur (Delphinium sp) flowers, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Scorpion Fly (Panorpa communis) profile, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) reflected in pond, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) with reflection, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) with reflection in pond, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Mushrooms growing on floor of deciduous forest showing gills, Germany

Christian Ziegler / Horsetail (Equisetum sp) stand in a swamp, Jasmund National Park, Ruegen, Germany

Christian Ziegler / Horsetail (Equisetum sp) close-up detail, Jasmund National Park, Ruegen, Germany

Christian Ziegler / Morning mist in the early summer, Jasmund National Park, Ruegen, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Marmalade Hover Fly (Episyrphus balteatus) collecting pollen from red poppy, Germany

Konrad Wothe / House Fly (Musca domestica), Germany

Konrad Wothe / Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) on green grass, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Ants and aphid mutualism, ants protect aphids which provide sweet plant sap to the ants, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Spider in dew-covered web, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Rose (Rosa sp) close-up of flower with water droplets, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) with blue sky behind, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Close-up of a snowflake showing delicate crystals, Germany

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Poitou Donkey (Equus asinus) fur matted into locks, Langgons, Hesse, Germany

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Poitou Donkey (Equus asinus) fur matted into locks, Langgons, Hesse, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) in duckweed covered pond, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita) close-up of face, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) reflecting in water, Germany

Christian Ziegler / Summer in old growth Beech forest, Jasmund National Park, Ruegen, Germany