Plants

I was filming in Massachusetts at the research forest owned by Harvard University. It is one of the most beautiful forests in New England. Rich with maple trees that in peak fall produce a spectacular display as the midas touch of autumn turns the entire forest golden. #BBCEarth #EarthCapture #EarthOnLocation #BBC #Fall #Autumn #Maple #Tree #Season #HarvardForest

Boab(ab) tree, Adansonia gregorii, Western Australia

Boab(ab) tree, Adansonia gregorii, Western Australia

Boab(ab) tree in burnt bushland, Adansonia gregorii, Western Australia

Boab(ab) tree, Adansonia gregorii, Western Australia

Nepenthes lowii uses its 'toilet' pitchers to collect mammal and bird poop as a source of nutrients

I was filming in Borneo. It was a special privilege to film the beautiful, rare and endangered Kinabalu slipper orchid (Paphiopedilum lowii). This flower is much coveted by orchid collectors around the world - which is why we will keep its location as a secret. #BBCEarth #EarthCapture #EarthOnLocation #Orchid #Flower #Rare #Endangered #Kinabalu #Borneo

Kinabalu orchid (Paphiopedilum lowii)

Nepenthes burbidgeae

Nepenthes kinabaluensis

Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, Rothschilds Orchid

Rafflesia pricei, Borneo

Rafflesia pricei, Borneo. One of the worlds biggest flowers, a parasitic plant that smells of rotting flesh and is pollinated by flies.

Rafflesia pricei, Borneo

Rafflesia pricei, Borneo. One of the worlds biggest flowers, a parasitic plant that smells of rotting flesh and is pollinated by flies.

Rafflesia pricei, Borneo

I was filming in #Borneo for #BBCEarth #EarthOnLocation... For two weeks we had been searching for a flowering parasitic Rafflesia, the biggest flower in the world. Its distinctive red and white petals resemble rotting flesh and its putrid smell attracts flies. Its other name is the corpse flower. I received a promising call from Tambunan forest reserve. By the time we arrived the flower was well past its best. It had a large split in its side, just enough for me to focus my lens through. I used the light from my headtorch to illuminate its cavernous inside as a fly landed to collect pollen from the tips of the thick red anthers. #Rafflesia #flower #nature #Borneo #Parasite #Travel #Wildife

Rafflesia pricei, Borneo

I was filming in #Borneo for #BBCEarth #EarthOnLocation... For two weeks we had been searching for a flowering parasitic Rafflesia, the biggest flower in the world. Its distinctive red and white petals resemble rotting flesh and its putrid smell attracts flies. Its other name is the corpse flower. I received a promising call from Tambunan forest reserve. By the time we arrived the briefly vibrant flower was well past its best. It had a large split in its side, just enough for me to focus my lens through. I used the light from my headtorch to illuminate its cavernous inside as a fly landed to collect pollen from the tips of the thick red anthers. #Rafflesia #flower #nature #Borneo #Parasite #Travel #Wildife

Rafflesia pricei, Borneo

Rafflesia pricei, Borneo. One of the worlds biggest flowers, a parasitic plant that smells of rotting flesh and is pollinated by flies.

Rafflesia pricei, Borneo

Rafflesia pricei, Borneo. One of the worlds biggest flowers, a parasitic plant that smells of rotting flesh and is pollinated by flies.

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Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil. Underside of leaf showing spines for protection against fish, and thick stems filled with air for support.