Already last year I showed some images of a south african Gazania flower. I was wondering how she attracts insects, so I used my bee / butterfly vision filter and took some shots. Here the astonishing results.
Butterfly vision (simulated) shot (UV=blue)
Well, I guess now we know what she "does", the pollen lights up strongly around the flower petals in the central part. They have a quite strong UV reflectance also, so like a concentrated ray of light shoots out of that flower to attract insects!
Stay tuned, more will follow on that fascinating subject...
More info on this very interesting field may be found on my site http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos
