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Flower PollinationThe plants of the Cape Flora and the Succulent Karoo Flora of South Africa have evolved over millions of years. Over this time, different species have developed a variety of strategies to achieve the pollination of their flowers to produce seed for a new generation of plants. Some species rely on the wind to move pollen from the flowers of one plant to another's, but most depend on the attention of an insect, a bird or an animal. In some cases, the link between the plant species and its pollinator has become so tight that each is dependent on the other for its continued survival. The Table Mountain Pride butterfly, Aeropetes tulbaghia, pollinating Brunsvigia marginata. Franschhoek Pass, Western Cape, South Africa
A Male Southern Double-collared Sunbird, Cinnyris chalybeus, on Kniphofia uvaria. Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A Namaqua Rock Mouse, Aethomys namaquensis, pollinating Protea humiflora
Monkey beetles, Monochelus steineri, covered in pollen, mating on Moraea tulbaghensis. Western Cape, South Africa
A Long-tongued Fly, Prosoeca peringueyi, pollinating Lapeirousia silenoides. Northern Cape, South Africa
A Female Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa caffra, buzz-pollinating Orphium frutescens. Cape Peninsula, South Africa
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