High Speed and Time-Lapse Imaging

Evening Primrose (Oenothera sp.) bud opening over a 15 minute period.

Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) flowers discharging pollen - high speed image.

Fungal spores (Collybia butyracea) dispersed over a 24 hour period

Hazel (Corylus avellana) catkins discharging pollen in spring.

Pitcher of the carnivorous plant: Nepenthes alata developing

Daffodil flower opening over an 8 hour period

Earthstar fungus (Geastrum triplex) discharging spores after being struck by water droplet.

Carnivorous Pitcher Plant: Nepenthes X Hookeriana. Sequence showing development of pitcher.

Lesser Pond Sedge: Carex acutiformis. Discharging pollen.

Javan Cucumber: Alsomitra macrocarpa. Huge seed gliding down to forest floor. Danum Valley, Borneo

Earthstar: Geastrum triplex, discharging spores.

Buzz Pollination: Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)

Himalayan Balsam: Impatiens glandulifera. Seeds being shot out from "exploding" seed pod

Snakeshead Fritillary: Fritillaria meleagris. Flower opening sequence. Not to scale.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Development from flower to seed

Ribwort Plantain: Plantago lanceolata. Dispersing pollen in breeze.

Cocksfoot Grass: Dactylis glomerata. Dispersing pollen in breeze. A major source of hay fever!

Collision of two water drops (with red dye added)

Collision of two water drops, captured with high speed flash

Tomato: (Solanum lycopersicum). Pollen being discharged from flower through process of sonication ("buzz pollination")
