Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Interesting white flowers

Hey Amy, have you ever seen these flowers before? The rain performs some magic on them!

[Diphylleia grayi, also known as the skeleton flower, has white petals that turn transparent with rain. When dry, they revert to white.]





Sunday, 26 April 2015

Quid pro quo

These butterflies drink the mineral rich tears of the yellow-spotted river turtle. The liquid helps the butterflies reproduce, the turtle's eyes remain clean... and everybody is happy!


      [Photo taken by Peter Oxford (Minden Pictures) at the YasunĂ­ National Park in Ecuador.]

Friday, 24 April 2015