Bactrocera dorsalis & Bulbophyllum cheiri
Male fruit flies attracted by chemical reward of Bulbophyllum cheiri feeding on floral synomone containing methyl eugenol. NB - a male Bactrocera dorsalis bearing a pollinarium at bottom right of the flower.
Photographed by TAN Keng Hong.
May 1992, Penang, Malaysia.
Cited by: J. Chem. Ecol. 28: 1161-1172.
Bufo japonicus
Bufo japonicus is a common toad in Tsukuba, Japan. The adults secret noxious fluid from the secretory organs on the skin. Major toxic secretions in Bufo toads have been known to be hallucinogenic alkaloids such as bufotenine and cardiac steroids (heart poison) such as bufotoxin.
Photographed by MATSUYAMA Shigeru.
April 2007, Tsukuba, Japan.
Pieris rapae & Raphanus sativus
Cabbage white (Pieris rapae) pollinating (?) its host radish flower (Raphanus sativus).
Photographed by NISHIDA Ritsuo.
June 12, 2006 at the campus of Kyoto University.
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