Heather Angel / Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeding on pollen on fallen Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) stamens. Surrey, England, UK. July.

Heather Angel / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) tearing stamens to feed on pollen of Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora). Surrey, England, UK. July.

Heather Angel / Bumblebee (Bombus sp) looking for pollen amongst fallen Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) stamens. Surrey, England, UK. July.

Heather Angel / Southern magnolia / Bull bay (Magnolia grandiflora) flower. The opening and closing of petals controls the time beetle pollinators enter and leave the flower. Cultivated in garden, Surrey, England, UK...

Heather Angel / Iridescent rose chafers (Cetonia aurata) feeding on Magnolia (magnolia sp), making the flower less attractive to pollinators. North Greece. July.

MYN / JP Lawrence / Green jumping spider (Lyssomanes viridis) Oxford, Mississippi, USA, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Kirkendall-Spring / Oak Avenue with hanging mosses in Magnolia Plantation and Gardens near Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Kirkendall-Spring / The Red Bridge in Magnolia Plantation and Gardens near Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Kirkendall-Spring / Great egret (Ardea alba) preening, Audubon Swamp Garden, Magnolia Plantation, South Carolina, USA.

Kirkendall-Spring / Great egret (Ardea alba) preening on a branch in the Audubon Swamp Garden of Magnolia Plantation, South Carolina, USA.

Stephen Dalton / Magnolia spider (Lyssomanes viridis) Florida, USA, February.

MYN / JP Lawrence / Green Jumping Spider (Lyssomanes viridis) Oxford, Mississippi, USA, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project