Snail Flower, Snail Vine, Corkscrew Flower ( Phaseolus caracalla). As blossom grows, it goes from the shape of a bean seed to a snail's shell to a mas

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Snail Flower, Snail Vine, Corkscrew Flower ( Phaseolus caracalla). As blossom grows, it goes from the shape of a bean seed to a snail's shell to a mass of twisted and intertwined petals as in this image. Ants are feeding on extrafoliar nectarines.

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Photo credit: © Gerry Bishop / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: ant, bean, blossom, caracalla, corkscrew, defend, defense, extrafoliar, flower, food, nectar, nectary, pest, phaseolus, snail, vine