Now here's something unusual for you. These are shots of a root parasite,
Hydnora Africana, which flowers every year in the rainy season. The usual
host is a member of the Euphorbia family but this one is oddly parasitizing
an Acacia (Knoppiesdoring). The pollinating agents are dungbeetles as shown
in the last shot. It was a grey day so I used a 500W halogen for
illumination.
All taken with the K7 & an SMC Pentax M 50/1.7
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/sets/72157649989661071/
If you want to know more about Hydnora Africana, go here:
http://www.plantzafrica.com/planthij/hydnorafric.htm
Alan C
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