Images Dated 15th July 2014

Lions mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)

Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), largest of all jellyfish, up to 2 m diameter. The margin of the bell is divided into eight lobes, and there are eight groups of about 100 tentacles each on the underside of its umbrella. It hunts by sinking slowly with its tentacles spread over a prey which it then stuns with its nematocysts. The tentacles can be 30 m or longer, the record being 37 m. Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia

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Flax lily (Dianella sp.)

Flax lily (Dianella sp.), showing simple flower structure of petals, central stigma with ovary and pollen bearing stamens, structures repeated in even very complex flowers. Australia

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Australian anchor plant - rare plant (Discaria pubescens)

Australian anchor plant - rare plant (Discaria pubescens), rare plant, in bloom with small white flowers. Bullen Range Nature Reserve, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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