Seed Dispersal Collection

Conkers Close up Bedfordshire UK
BB-733 Horse Chestnut - Conkers Bedfordshire UK Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Maple seed flight path. Multi-flash photo composition of a maple seed (Acer sp.) spinning as it falls. Maple seeds are attached to the tree in pairs

Dandelion flowers and seed-heads ("clocks')
ROG-12281 Dandelion flowers and seed-heads ("clocks') Taraxacum officinale Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Maple tree - close-up of leaves & seeds
LA-1525 Sycamore - winged seeds and leaves Studio Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Waxwing eating Cotoneaster lacteus berries. Alsace - France
WAT-10114 Waxwing eating Cotoneaster lacteus berries Alsace - France Bombycilla garrulus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Star Anise
PPG-1434 STAR ANISE - close-up of seeds China Illicium verum This spice is the source of Shikimic acid from which the drug Tamiflu is made

Goosegrass fruits, SEM
Goosegrass fruits. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the hooked fruits of a goosegrass plant (Galium aparine)

Horse Chestnut - single chestnut in spiky sheath
USH-1359 Horse CHESTNUT - Single chestnut in spiky sheath Aesculus hippocastanum Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Bullfinches - Females feeding on berries of Guelder Rose in garden, winter. Lower Saxony, Germany
USH-1512 Bullfinches - Females feeding on berries of Guelder Rose in garden, winter. Lower Saxony, Germany. Pyrrhula pyrrhula Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Dandelion seed-heads ("clocks')
ROG-12339 Dandelion seed-heads ("clocks') Taraxacum officinale Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

African Elephant - Bull shaking acacia tree to dislodge seedpods which it will then pickup off ground and eat
TOM-839 African Elephant - Bull shaking acacia tree to dislodge seedpods which it will then pick up off ground and eat. Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe

Giraffe - eating from tree Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa
FL-188 GIRAFFE - eating from Acacia tree Maasai Mara, Kenya Ferrero Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Beech Tree, seedlings germinating on woodland floor, Germany Date: 03-May-15

Beech Tree, seedling germinating in woodland, Hessen, Germany Date: 03-May-15

White Uakari NG 1036 Eating seeds, Amazonia, Brazil, South America. Cacaiao c. calvus © Nick Gordon / ardea. com
NG-1036 WHITE / Bald UAKARI Monkey - eating seeds Amazonia, Brazil, South America Cacajao calvus calvus Nick Gordon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Clematis Vitalba Wild Clematis Wild Clematis Seeds
Feathery seeds of wild clematis, Clematis vitalba

Sporangia and spores of the male fern
Light micrograph of the sporangia (spore sacs) and spores of the male fern", Dryopteris filix-mas. The sporangia of Dryopteris are borne on the undersides of the leaf fronds in brown kidney

Poppy - shedding seeds
PPG-1121 Common POPPY - shedding seeds Papaver rhoeas Arable weed, found in fields and on disturbed ground Pascal Goetgheluck contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Tsamma melons littering the dune surface after successful fruiting season
ASW-4390 Tsamma melons littering the dune surface after successful fruiting season. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northen Cape, South Africa Citrullus lanatus Provide valuable source of food

Fox - eating berries
JD-3549 Fox - eating berries Vulpes vulpes John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sunflower
USH-1065 SUNFLOWER - Seeds in ripened flower head Helianthus annuus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bullfinch - Female on the wing, feeding on berries of Guelder Rose in garden, winter. Lower Saxony, Germany
USH-1509 Bullfinch - Female on the wing, feeding on berries of Guelder Rose in garden, winter. Lower Saxony, Germany. Pyrrhula pyrrhula Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display

Picture No. 10984717
Sycamore Tree - seeds on ground covered in frost Hessen, Germany (Acer psudoplatanus) Date:

Picture No. 10984718
Sycamore Tree - seeds on ground covered in frost Hessen, Germany (Acer psudoplatanus) Date:

Two Eastern Chipmunks (Tamias striatus) playing on tree stump, side view

Burdock burrs, SEM C015 / 5176
Burdock burrs. Coloured environmental scanning electron micrograph (ESEM) of burrs (hooks) on the surface of a burdock (Arctium sp.) seed

Dandelion Seed Head - UK
DAC-410 Dandelion Seed Head UK Taraxacum officinale David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sooty Agouti - opening Brazil Nut - seed dispersal - Brazil - South America
NG-792 Sooty Agouti - opening Brazil Nut - seed dispersal Brazil - South America Dayprocta fuliginos Dasyprocta fuliginosa Nick Gordon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Blackbird ME 1053 Eating cherries Tyto alba © Johan De Meester / ardea. com
ME-1053 BLACKBIRD - eating cherries Tyto alba Johan De Meester contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Beech Tree - fallen leaves & Mast
ROG-8792 Beech Tree - Fallen leaves & Mast Fagus sylvatica ebernoe Bob Gibbons contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Hazel - male catkins in wind with pollen
ME-2136 Hazel - male catkins in wind with pollen Corylus avellana Johan De Meester contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Mahogany Tree fruit / seed pod - close up of pods in canopy Amazonia Brazil South America
NG-979 Mahogany Tree fruit / seed pod - close up of pods in canopy Amazonia Brazil South America. Nick Gordon contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Mahogany Tree Seed Pod - opened to reveal design for wind dispersal Amazonia Brazil South America
NG-976 Mahogany Tree Seed Pod - opened to reveal design for wind dispersal Amazonia Brazil South America. Nick Gordon contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Rough Cocklebur - widespread introduced weed, Romania
ROG-14139 Rough Cocklebur - widespread introduced weed Romania Xanthium strumarium Bob Gibbons contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Creeping Thistle - ripened sead heads - ready to disperse - Lower Saxony - Germany
USH-5091 Creeping Thistle - ripened sead heads - ready to disperse Lower Saxony - Germany Cirsium arvense Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Edible Doormouse USH 310 Eating plums Glis glis © Duncan Usher / ardea. com
USH-310 Fat / Edible Dormouse - eating plums Glis glis Previously known as: Myoxus glis Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Red Deer CAN 303 Stag eating leaves and Acorns - UK Cervus elaphus © John Cancalosi / ARDEA LONDON
CAN-303 Red Deer - Stag eating leaves and Acorns UK Cervus elaphus John Cancalosi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Regrow of ferns after bush fire JLR 35 Davies plain - Alpine National Park North East Victoria
JLR-35 Regrow of ferns after bush fire Davies plain - Alpine National Park North East Victoria. Australia Jean-marc La Roque contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Red Squirrel ANZ 602 Eating Fir cone Sciurus vulgaris © Andrey Zvoznikov / ardea. com
ANZ-602 Red SQUIRREL - eating fir cone Ural Mountains, Russia Sciurus vulgaris Andrey Zvoznikov contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Celandine (Chelidonium majus) seeds
Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) seeds. Close-up of seeds from the Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) plant, showing elaiosomes (white)

Garden Snail - feeding on Rosehip
SPH-1362 Garden SNAIL - feeding on Rosehip Helix aspersa Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Reedmace (Bullrushes) ROG 10604 Wind blowing seeds. Typhalatifolia © Bob Gibbons / ARDEA LONDON
ROG-10604 Greater REED-MACE / Bulrush / Common Cattail wind blowing seeds. Typha latifolia Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Enchanter's nightshade (Circaea lutetiana) in flower and fruit, with bristle-covered animal-distributed seeds
ROG-13371 Enchanter's nightshade - in flower and fruit, with bristle-covered animal-distributed seeds Dorset, UK Circaea lutetiana Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display

Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum flower and seeds; autumn, Romania
ROG-13432 Woolly Thistle flower and seeds; autumn Romania. Cirsium eriophorum Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Grey Squirrel - with hazelnuts
RES-283 Grey Squirrel - with hazelnut in mouth Sciurus carolinensis George Reszeter Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Seed pods of Perennial honesty (Lunaria rediviva). Germany
ROG-12812 Seed pods of Perennial honesty Germany Lunaria rediviva Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fruits of field maple in autumn
ROG-12817 Fruits of field maple in autumn Acer campestre Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Creeping Thistle ROG 10981 Mass of Thistledown Cirsium arvense © Bob Gibbons / ARDEA LONDON
ROG-10981 Creeping THISTLE Mass of Thistledown Cirsium arvense Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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"Nature's Ingenious Ways: Exploring Seed Dispersal Across the Globe" Conkers Close up Bedfordshire UK: Witness the beauty as conkers fall from towering trees, ready to find new homes and grow into mighty chestnut trees. Maple Seed Flight Path: Follow the mesmerizing journey of maple seeds as they gracefully twirl through the air, carried by gentle winds, spreading life in their wake. Maple Tree - Close-up of Leaves & Seeds: Marvel at the intricate design of maple leaves and discover how these magnificent trees ensure their offspring are scattered far and wide for future generations. Dandelion Flowers and Seed-heads ("clocks"): Delicate dandelion flowers transform into ethereal "clocks, " each containing a multitude of tiny seeds that take flight with even the slightest breeze, embarking on an adventure to find fertile ground. Waxwing Eating Cotoneaster lacteus Berries (Alsace - France): Witness a colorful feast as waxwings indulge in juicy berries, unknowingly aiding in seed dispersal while satisfying their hunger amidst picturesque landscapes. Star Anise: Explore nature's spice cabinet with star anise seeds – perfectly adapted to hitch rides on animals or float across water bodies – ensuring their propagation across diverse habitats. Goosegrass Fruits (SEM): Peer through a microscope lens to uncover the fascinating world of goosegrass fruits, equipped with hook-like appendages that cleverly latch onto passing animals' fur or clothing for long-distance journeys. Bullfinches - Females Feeding on Berries of Guelder Rose in Garden (Winter) Lower Saxony, Germany: Observe bullfinches relishing winter sustenance from vibrant guelder rose berries while inadvertently assisting these plants in expanding their reach beyond garden borders. Horse Chestnut - Single Chestnut in Spiky Sheath.