Tsamma Melon flowers, Citrullus lanatus
The delicate pale yellow flowers of the ground hugging creeper of the Tsamma melon. When pollinated by bees and other insects they form the life-giving fruit that is so essential in providing moisture to so many breatures of the Kalahari.
Size: 5300px × 3544px
Location: Moremi Game Reserve Botswana.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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