Pollinator Week is in full bloom! This year"s celebration takes place from June 16 to 22. It shines a spotlight on the birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other animals that help pollinate nearly 90% of flowering plants—including many of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts we love. Featured here is the Asian swallowtail, captured on a red spider lily. Found across Northeast Asia and even parts of Hawaii, this striking butterfly uses its keen color vision to find flowers, especially those from citrus families. While it is common and not currently threatened, its role as a pollinator is no less important.
Pollinator Week
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Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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It s National Camera Day. Get the picture?
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Tulips, Netherlands
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Land of the midnight sun
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The first ascent
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No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
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Riding the bore tide at Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
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World Art Day
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Wild scene on the Merced River
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Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
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Diving into World Oceans Day
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Salmon migration in full swing
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The view will stop you in your tracks
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A summertime light show
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International Polar Bear Day
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Anniversary of the British Museum
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The Pearl of Siberia
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Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, England
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Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand
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Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
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Welcome to the pack
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Montreux, Switzerland, and all that jazz
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Work out on your way to work
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Milford Sound/Piopiotahi rainforest in New Zealand
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A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
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Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
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A treaty for science
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Wild garlic in bloom at Hainich National Park, Germany
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Grand finish of Le Tour
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