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Image: Red admiral and a pearl crescent butterfly on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral and a pearl crescent butterfly on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral and a pearl crescent butterfly on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral and a pearl crescent butterfly on butterfly weed flowers

Adult red admiral and pearl crescent butterflies drink nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.

Image: Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers

An adult red admiral butterfly drinking nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.

Image: Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers

A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.

Image: Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers

A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.

Image: Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers

An adult red admiral butterfly drinking nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.

Image: Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers

A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.

Image: Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a daisy in Africa
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a daisy in Africa
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a daisy in Africa
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a daisy in Africa

A bee forages for pollen on a daisy-like flower in a cultivated garden on a winter day.  The daisy is most likely Euryops pectinatus or African bush daisy. Identification assistance provided by Dr Marinda Koekemoer, Taxonomist, National Herbarium (PRE), South African National Biodiversity Institute.

A bee forages for pollen on a daisy-like flower in a cultivated garden on a winter day.  The daisy is most likely Euryops pectinatus or African bush daisy. Identification assistance provided by Dr Marinda Koekemoer, Taxonomist, National Herbarium (PRE), South African National Biodiversity Institute.

Image: Ostrich Egg (Struthio camelus)
Ostrich Egg (Struthio camelus)
Ostrich Egg (Struthio camelus)
Ostrich Egg (Struthio camelus)

A hollowed out ostrich egg sold as a home decoration or tourist souvenior in southern Africa. This particular egg was on displayed in a basket of hollowed ostrich eggs in the restaurant of a hotel. The hole is made in the egg to extract the yolk and other fluids while leaving the shell intact.

A hollowed out ostrich egg sold as a home decoration or tourist souvenior in southern Africa. This particular egg was on displayed in a basket of hollowed ostrich eggs in the restaurant of a hotel. The hole is made in the egg to extract the yolk and other fluids while leaving the shell intact.

Image: Ostrich Egg (Struthio camelus)
Ostrich Egg (Struthio camelus)
Ostrich Egg (Struthio camelus)
Ostrich Egg (Struthio camelus)

A hollowed out ostrich egg sold as a home decoration or tourist souvenior in southern Africa. This particular egg was on displayed in a basket of hollowed ostrich eggs in the restaurant of a hotel. A hole is made in one end of the egg through which the egg and other fluids are removed while leaving the shell intact.

A hollowed out ostrich egg sold as a home decoration or tourist souvenior in southern Africa. This particular egg was on displayed in a basket of hollowed ostrich eggs in the restaurant of a hotel. A hole is made in one end of the egg through which the egg and other fluids are removed while leaving the shell intact.

Image: Ostrich Egg (Struthio camelus)
Ostrich Egg (Struthio camelus)
Ostrich Egg (Struthio camelus)
Ostrich Egg (Struthio camelus)

A hollowed out ostrich egg sold as a home decoration or tourist souvenir in southern Africa. This particular egg was on displayed in a basket of hollowed ostrich eggs in the restaurant of a hotel. A hole is made in one end of the egg through which the egg and other fluids are removed while leaving the shell intact.

A hollowed out ostrich egg sold as a home decoration or tourist souvenir in southern Africa. This particular egg was on displayed in a basket of hollowed ostrich eggs in the restaurant of a hotel. A hole is made in one end of the egg through which the egg and other fluids are removed while leaving the shell intact.

Image: Crab Shell and Seaweeds
Crab Shell and Seaweeds
Crab Shell and Seaweeds
Crab Shell and Seaweeds

A crab shell is left on top of seaweed and other marine detritus washed up by waves on a beach.

A crab shell is left on top of seaweed and other marine detritus washed up by waves on a beach.

Image: Crab shell and seaweeds
Crab shell and seaweeds
Crab shell and seaweeds
Crab shell and seaweeds

A crab shell is left on top of seaweed and other marine detritus washed up by waves on a beach.

A crab shell is left on top of seaweed and other marine detritus washed up by waves on a beach.

Image: Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundifolia)
Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundifolia)
Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundifolia)
Image: Lepidoptera Feeding on Flowers
Lepidoptera Feeding on Flowers
Lepidoptera Feeding on Flowers
Lepidoptera Feeding on Flowers

A butterfly or moth of unknown species feeds on flowers.

Image: Lace Cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii)
Lace Cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii)
Lace Cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii)
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