Hairy Collection (#54)

Spanish Broome (Spartium junceum) seedpods

Emperor Moth Caterpillar
A Emperor Moth caterpillar (Saturnia pavonia). These caterpillars live communally early in their lives then later they moult, become green, much larger and live singly

Jumping Spider
A Jumping Spider (Philaeus chrysops). These agile spiders hunt on low bushes and the ground in southern Europe in the Spring

Lackey Moth Caterpillar laying eggs
Lackey Moth caterpillar (Malacosoma neustria) laying eggs in the autumn. These are ready to hatch the following spring and live in a communal nest spun over foliage

Head of a bee, SEM
Head of a bee, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The bees compound eyes (one at upper left, red), one antenna (pointing downwards to left of eye), some of the mouthparts (below eye)

Honey bee wing, light micrograph
Honey bee wing. Differential interference contrast micrograph of the upper surface of a honey bee (Apis mellifera) wing. Magnification about x150 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Mexican red-leg tarantula. The Mexican red-leg, or redknee, tarantula (Brachypelma smithi) is a spider that preys on insects, rodents and small birds

Vapourer moth caterpillar, SEM
Vapourer moth caterpillar (Orgyia antiqua), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). This caterpillar appears between April and May

Bedeguar gall on wild rose
Bedeguar gall on a wild dog rose (Rosa canina). Also known as Bedeguar and Robins pincushion, these protective galls contain the larvae of the rose gall wasp (Diplolepis rosae)

Marsh mallow leaf, SEM
Marsh mallow leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a marsh mallow leaf (Althaea officinalis). Its surface is covered in hairs, or trichomes

Cactus spines (Mammillaria sp. )
Cactus spines (Mammillaria sp.)

Young brackenfern leaf, SEM
Young brackenfern leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an unfurling brackenfern leaf (Pteridium sp. ). The surface is covered in hairs (trichomes)

Young leaf, SEM
Young leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the underside of an unidentified young leaf. The surface is covered in hairs (trichomes)

Great sundew (Drosera anglica). This plant is carnivorous, feeding on insects that become trapped in the sticky hairs on its leaves. Photographed in August

Stinging nettle leaf, SEM
Stinging nettle leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a stinging nettle leaf (Urtica dioica). Its long poisonous hairs protect the plant from herbivores

Houseleek rosettes (Sempervivum Bascour Silver ). These alpine succulents have fine silver hairs along their leaf edges and white cobwebs over their rosettes

Root tip from a seedling, SEM
Root tip. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the root of a young poppy seedling. The numerous root hairs (yellow)

Snapdragon flower petal, SEM
Snapdragon petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a snapdragon petal (Antirrhinum majus). The petal is covered in tiny epidermal hairs (trichomes)

Scabious seed, SEM
Scabious seed. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a seed from a scabious flower (Scabiosa sp.). A seed contains an embryo (a fertilised ovule from which a new plant can grow)

Epilobium angustifolium seeds
Rosebay willowherb seed pod (Epilobium angustifolium) discharging seeds. Each seed has a plume of fine hairs that help the seed to remain airborne, aiding its dispersal by wind

White lace flower seed, SEM
White lace flower seed. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a seed from a white lace flower (Orlaya sp.). A seed contains an embryo (a fertilised ovule from which a new plant can grow)

Pollen grains on a harelquin bug, SEM
Pollen grains stuck on the body of a harlequin bug (Murgantia sp.), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Pollen grains are the male sex cells of a flowering plant

Pollen on honey bee leg, SEM
Pollen. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen grains on the leg of a honey bee (Apis mellifera). Pollen grains are the male sex cells of a flowering plant

Oleander flower anthers, SEM
Oleander flower anthers. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the five anthers of the flower of an oleander plant (Nerium sp.)

Pansy petal, SEM
Pansy petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a pansy flower petal (Viola tricolor). The petal is covered in tiny epidermal hairs (cone-shaped objects)

Pumpkin flower petal, SEM
Pumpkin petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a pumpkin petal (Cucurbita sp. ). The petal is covered in tiny epidermal hairs (trichomes, brown)

Pumpkin petal, SEM
Pumpkin petal. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a pumpkin petal (Cucurbita sp. ). The petal is covered in tiny epidermal hairs (trichomes)

Pea flower stigma, SEM
Pea flower stigma. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a common or garden pea flower (Pisum sativum) stigma

Pollen on stink bug, SEM
Pollen grains (orange) on the leg of a stink bug (order Hemiptera), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Pollen grains are the male sex cells of a flowering plant

Small alyssum (Alyssum alyssoides). Photographed in May

Mt Rose buckwheat (Eriogonum rosense)
Mt. Rose buckwheat flowers (Eriogonum rosense). Photographed at around 3300 meters above the Sonora Pass, California, USA, in July

Marsh St. Johns wort (Hypericum elodes)
Marsh St. Johns wort plant (Hypericum elodes), after rain

Small pasque (Pulsatilla pratensis)
Small pasque flowers (Pulsatilla pratensis), seen in evening light. This flowering plant is found in central and eastern Europe

Purshs woolly-pod (Astragalus purshii) seed pods. Photographed in a mountainous region in the USA

Nonea pulla

Hieracium peleterianum hawkweed
Shaggy mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium peleterianum) flowers

Mouse-ear chickweed flowers (Cerastium illyricum brachia). This species is endemic to Greece. Photographed in Greece, in spring

A caught Bee-fly
Bee-fly (Bombylius major) caught by the sticky hairs of Sticky catchfly (Lychnis viscaria). Photographed in Greece

Viper s-bugloss (Echium vulgare)
Foliage and flowers of Viper s-bugloss (Echium vulgare). Photographed in Braunton Burrows in Devon, UK

Hound s-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale)
Foliage and flowers of Hound s-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale)

Alpine Pasque flower (Pulsatilla alpina)
Stems and flowers of Alpine pasque flower (Pulsatilla alpina). Photographed in the French Alps

Head of a pipistrelle bat. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

Rosary vine (Ceropegia linearis woodii)
Rosary vine flower (Ceropegia linearis woodii)

Common comfrey (Symphytum officinale) flowers. Comfrey is a native to the UK and used in herbal medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds

Spider spinnerets, light micrograph
Spider spinnerets. Light micrograph of the end of the abdomen of a spider, showing the six spinnerets. Two spinnerets are on the top of two flattened cones (right)

Woolly mule ears (Wyethia mollis)
Woolly mule ears flowers (Wyethia mollis). Photographed in the USA, in July

Rosy-leaf sage (Salvia involucrata)
Rosy-leaf sage flowers (Salvia involucrata)

Highland Cattle, cow, close-up of head, Highlands, Perthshire, Scotland

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