452 pictures found
© Claudius Thiriet / Biosphoto
Hoverfly on flower Hypericum - France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Mining Bee on Geranium flower - Northern Vosges France
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Leaf-cutting bee on Restharrow - Northern Vosges France ; Mégachile actuating the mechanism for the flower collect pollen with back legs
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bee on Restharrow - Northern Vosges France ; Mégachile actuating the mechanism for the flower collect pollen with back legs while foraging nectar
© Vincent Marion / Biosphoto
Ladybug on flower Mirabellier - Lorraine France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Davies' Colletes on Canada Goldenrod - Northern Vosges
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Ruby-tailled Wasp on Bittercress flower - Northern Vosges
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Ruby-tailled Wasp on Clover flowers - Northern Vosges France
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Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and other pollinating insects, who will even lay their eggs in it. The dense rosette of stiff hairs in the spadix traps these insects, encouraging pollination. Its spectacular brown inflorescence resembles the anal region of a mammal corpse, with a hairy spadix that resembles the tail of a dead animal. Rare in Corsica, except on the Lavezzi Islands.
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Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and other pollinating insects, who will even lay their eggs in it. The dense rosette of stiff hairs in the spadix traps these insects, encouraging pollination. Its spectacular brown inflorescence resembles the anal region of a mammal corpse, with a hairy spadix that resembles the tail of a dead animal. Rare in Corsica, except on the Lavezzi Islands.
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Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and other pollinating insects, who will even lay their eggs in it. The dense rosette of stiff hairs in the spadix traps these insects, encouraging pollination. Its spectacular brown inflorescence resembles the anal region of a mammal corpse, with a hairy spadix that resembles the tail of a dead animal. Rare in Corsica, except on the Lavezzi Islands.
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Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and other pollinating insects, who will even lay their eggs in it. The dense rosette of stiff hairs in the spadix traps these insects, encouraging pollination. Its spectacular brown inflorescence resembles the anal region of a mammal corpse, with a hairy spadix that resembles the tail of a dead animal. Rare in Corsica, except on the Lavezzi Islands.
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Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and other pollinating insects, who will even lay their eggs in it. The dense rosette of stiff hairs in the spadix traps these insects, encouraging pollination. Its spectacular brown inflorescence resembles the anal region of a mammal corpse, with a hairy spadix that resembles the tail of a dead animal. Rare in Corsica, except on the Lavezzi Islands.
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Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and other pollinating insects, who will even lay their eggs in it. The dense rosette of stiff hairs in the spadix traps these insects, encouraging pollination. Its spectacular brown inflorescence resembles the anal region of a mammal corpse, with a hairy spadix that resembles the tail of a dead animal. Rare in Corsica, except on the Lavezzi Islands.
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Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus), Corsica. This "corpse" flower gives off a pronounced scent of carrion that attracts blueflies and other pollinating insects, who will even lay their eggs in it. The dense rosette of stiff hairs in the spadix traps these insects, encouraging pollination. Its spectacular brown inflorescence resembles the anal region of a mammal corpse, with a hairy spadix that resembles the tail of a dead animal. Rare in Corsica, except on the Lavezzi Islands.
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Late Spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) on a small path on a May evening, Auvergne, France
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Late Spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) on a small path on a May evening, Auvergne, France
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Close-up of a flower of Early Spider-orchid (Ophrys aranifera),
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Close-up of a flower of Early Spider-orchid (Ophrys aranifera), Auvergne, France
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Orchis bouc (Himantoglossum hircinum) dans un jardin sauvage,
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Orchis bouc (Himantoglossum hircinum) dans un jardin sauvage, Auvergne, France
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Souché's late spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora souchei) flower,
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Souché's late spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora souchei) flower, Forcalquier, Provence, France
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Saintonge Oprhys (Ophrys santonica) flower surrounded by a Lesser
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Saintonge Oprhys (Ophrys santonica) flower surrounded by a Lesser quaking-grass (Briza minor) in Provence, France
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Drome Ophrys (Ophrys bertolonii ssp drumana) flowers, Mont Ventoux,
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Drome Ophrys (Ophrys bertolonii ssp drumana) flowers, Mont Ventoux, Provence, France
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
Woodcock bee-orchid ( Ophrys scolopax ) in the meadow clay-limestone soil. Gironde - Nouvelle-Aquitaine - France.
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Leaf-cutting bees (Megachile sp) before leaving its dormitory
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bees (Megachile sp) before leaving its dormitory shelter (Serapias vomeracea) with pollinia on its nose. Gironde - Nouvelle-Aquitaine - France.
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Long-lipped serapias (Serapias vomeracea) In full bloom in the tall grass of a meadow. Gironde - Nouvelle-Aquitaine - France.
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
Long-lipped serapias (Serapias vomeracea) In full bloom in the tall grass of a meadow. Gironde - Nouvelle-Aquitaine - France.
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Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera) resupine flower, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera) resupine flower, Lorraine, France
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early spider-orchid ( Ophrys aranifera ) In a meadow the flowers
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
early spider-orchid ( Ophrys aranifera ) In a meadow the flowers of ophrys covered with dew. Gironde - Nouvelle-Aquitaine - France.
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Fungus gnat (Sciara sp) on Lizard orchid (Himantoglossum hircinum), Troussey, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Fungus gnat (Sciara sp) on Lizard orchid (Himantoglossum hircinum), Troussey, Lorraine, France
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Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) pollinator on a neglected Orchis flower (Dactylorhiza praetermissa), Allamps, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) pollinator on a neglected Orchis flower (Dactylorhiza praetermissa), Allamps, Lorraine, France
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Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera form chlorantha), Guidel, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
© Claude Guihard / Biosphoto
© Claude Guihard / Biosphoto
Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera form chlorantha), Guidel, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
© Christophe Florin / Biosphoto
Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) flowers, Gers, France
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Drôme Ophrys (Ophrys bertolonii saratoi) flowers, Mont Ventoux,
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Drôme Ophrys (Ophrys bertolonii saratoi) flowers, Mont Ventoux, Provence France
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Drôme Ophrys (Ophrys bertolonii saratoi) flowers, Mont Ventoux, Provence France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Drôme Ophrys (Ophrys bertolonii saratoi) flowers, Mont Ventoux, Provence France
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera) detail of flowers on 2 feet in spring, limestone lawn of Lorry-Mardigny, Lorraine, France
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum), 3 flowering plants facing the same direction in spring, undergrowth near Hyères, Var, France
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Flowers of Massonia depressa, a South African bulb pollinated by
© Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
© Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
Flowers of Massonia depressa, a South African bulb pollinated by gerbils and other rodents
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Ophrys (Ophrys funerea = O. sulcata auct.), Aveyron, France
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Orchis purpurea × Orchis simia (Orchis × angusticruris), Gers,
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Orchis purpurea × Orchis simia (Orchis × angusticruris), Gers, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Ophrys Orchid (Ophrys passionis) flower, Vaucluse, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
March Ophrys (Ophrys exaltata subsp. marzuola; syn.: Ophrys occidentalis), Gard, France
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March Ophrys (Ophrys exaltata subsp. marzuola; syn.: Ophrys occidentalis), Gard, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
March Ophrys (Ophrys exaltata subsp. marzuola; syn.: Ophrys occidentalis), Gard, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Gers Ophrys (Ophrys truncata; syn.: Ophrys aegirtica), Gers, France
© Michel Gunther / Biosphoto
Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum, Vaucluse, Provence, France
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Late Spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) Common orchid in sunny
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Late Spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) Common orchid in sunny pastures, France
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Late Spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) Common orchid in sunny pastures, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Late Spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) Common orchid in sunny pastures, France
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Late Spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) Common orchid in sunny
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Late Spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) Common orchid in sunny pastures, France
© Michel Cavalier / Biosphoto
Brilliant Orchid (Ophrys splendida), Frejus, Var, France