Species 76 - Lords and Ladies

I didn't spot this when it must have been in flower a few weeks ago. It has a fascinating mode of fertilisation involving flies becoming trapped overnight inside the base of the flower then being released the next morning with a sample of pollen to go fertilise other flowers nearby. Amazing.

Lords and Ladies (Arum maculatum)





















Scores (how the 76 species so far break down by group)

Bees - 6
Moths - 5
Amphibians - 1
Plants - 13
OtherFlies - 3
Hoverflies - 12
Molluscs - 1
Beetles - 11
Spiders -1
Centipedes - 1
Wasps - 1
Butterflies - 11
Dragonflies - 2
Birds - 4
True bugs - 3

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