Pods Collection

Maple tree - close-up of leaves & seeds
LA-1525 Sycamore - winged seeds and leaves Studio Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Wild Poppies
USH-1294 Common Poppies Papaver rhoeas Arable weed, found in fields and on disturbed ground Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Poster depicting cocoa pod gathering
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board depicting the gathering of cocoa pods

Star Anise
PPG-1434 STAR ANISE - close-up of seeds China Illicium verum This spice is the source of Shikimic acid from which the drug Tamiflu is made

Killer whales/ Orca - transient type. Photographed in Monterey Bay, Pacific Ocean, California, USA
FG-EC-018 Killer whales/ Orca - transient type Monterey Bay, Pacific Ocean, California, USA Orcinus orca There are three types of recognised Killer Whales - resident, transients & offshore'

Chinese lanterns (Physalis alkekengi) skeletons and Honesty seed pods (Lunaria annua)

Thrilling Wonder Stories scifi magazine cover - THE IONIAN CYCLE
THE IONIAN CYCLE (William Tenn) A space traveller from Earth encounters some interesting fauna emerging from eggs, pods, shells or whatever. Date: 1948

Screwbean Mesquite or Tornillo - corkscrew pods in autumn New Mexico, USA
ROG-12016 Screwbean Mesquite or Tornillo - corkscrew pods in autumn New Mexico, USA. Prosopis pubescens Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cocoa bean pods - Trinidad - West Indies Date: circa 1930s

Mendels peas. Historical artwork of the peas (Pisum sp.) used by Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) in his experiments into heredity. He cross-bred peas that produced yellow (A) and green (B) peas

Killer whale / Orcas practicing intentional stranding; Patagonia. The small population of Orcas of northern Patagonia
FG-eb-364 Killer whale / Orcas practicing intentional stranding Patagonia Orcinus orca The small population of Orcas of northern Patagonia uses a unique strategy of intentional stranding to capture

Killer whale This population of killer whales feed on herring. In the fall
FG-bu-954 Killer whale - this population of killer whales feed on herring Tysfjord, Norway Orcinus orca In the autumn, schools of herring enter fjords of the NW coast of Norway

Peas Petit Pois in a pod
LA-1081 Peas - Petit Pois in a open pod Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Advertising insert, Eppss Cocoa

Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus) adult, feeding on acacia seedpods in tree, Outback, Northern Territory, Australia

Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Group surfing. South Africa
Tom Walmsley / SplashdownDirect

Beans of Provence
LA-1075 Beans of Provence Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Spinner Dolphin near Island Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
FG-AT-852 Spinner Dolphin near Island Fernando de Noronha, Brazil Stenella longirostris Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Bottlenose dolphins - playing underwater
STA-91 Bottlenose dolphins - playing underwater Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Bottlenose dolphins - four dancing underwater
STA-52 Bottlenose dolphins - four dancing underwater Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Milkweed pods and seeds along the Seine River. Seine River Forest, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Bladder senna, Colutea frutescens
5856353 Bladder senna, Colutea frutescens; (add.info.: Bladder senna, Colutea frutescens, with bright orange and yellow flowers, vivid green small pinnately compound leaves)

Cayenne Pepper plant (Capsicum) native to tropical America. Seed pods dried and ground to produce pungent spice
531668 Cayenne Pepper plant (Capsicum) native to tropical America. Seed pods dried and ground to produce pungent spice. 16th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) off the coast of British Columbia, North Pacific Ocean

Winter Botanical
Claire Whitehead

Forca Aerea Portuguesa - Nord 2502B Noratlas FAP 6413
Forca Aerea Portuguesa (Portuguese Air Force) - Nord 2502B Noratlas FAP 6413 (msn 148-1, line number B-1) at Cardiff-Rhoose Airport

Canna, close up of purple seed pods in autumn

Spinner dolphins (Stenella logirostris) small pod in within Midway atoll, Midway, Pacific

Dried seed pods from the Delonix regia tree, Old Quarter, Hanoi, Vietnam

Armys new AH64D Apache Longbow helicopters depart from RAF Leuchars. 01 / 03 / 2002
APACHES FAREWELL TO SCOTLAND. Three of the Armys new AH64D Apache Longbow helicopters depart from RAF Leuchars at the end of a major joint Army/RAF night flying exercise

Dassault Falcon 20C 49 - 120-FA
Armee de l'Air - Dassault Falcon 20C 49 / 120-FA (msn 49), of EAM 09.120, displayed with the towed-target pods that can be fitted under the wings

Douglas C-54P 50851 (msn 10428, ex 42-72323). Used for radar tests at NATC Patuxent River, MD. under designation R5D-2-2. Had two pods mounted under each outer wing

SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XZ398 - EM
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XZ398 - EM (msn S.163), of No.6 Squadron, at RAF Coltishall, loaded with 2x 1200litre drop tanks and countermeasures pods. Date: circa 1995

SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XZ104 - EE
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XZ104 - EE (msn S.105), of No.6 Squadron, at RAF Coltishall, loaded with countermeasures pods. Date: circa 1995

SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XX766
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX766 (msn S.63), of No.6 Squadron, at RAF Coltishall, fitted with tandem beams on the inboard pylons

SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XZ358 - L
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XZ358 - L (msn S.125), of No.41 Squadron, at RAF Coltishall, fitted with tandem beams on the inboard pylons

SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XZ381 - EC
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XZ381 - EC (msn S.146), of No.6 Squadron, at RAF Coltishall, fitted with tandem beams on the inboard pylons

Lanterns
A stem of Physalis Franchetii pods also known as Chinese lanterns

Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flower with bud and seed pod, Surrey, UK. July

Yellow flowered senna or Egyptian cassia with seed pods, Cassia senna
5856704 Yellow flowered senna or Egyptian cassia with seed pods, Cassia senna by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Yellow flowered senna or Egyptian cassia with seed pods, Cassia senna)

American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) holding water lily seed pod in beak while swimming through lily pads. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Pea harvest... industrialized agriculture on Sinclair Ranch, Imperial Valley, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pea harvest. Large-scale industrialized agriculture on Sinclair Ranch. Imperial Valley, California

Breaking cocoa pods in Trinidad (litho)
2774896 Breaking cocoa pods in Trinidad (litho) by Macfarlane, J. (active 1940-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Breaking cocoa pods in Trinidad)

Examples of Coniferae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746692 Examples of Coniferae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bauhinia, c. 1745 (hand-coloured engraving)
1631616 Bauhinia, c.1745 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ehret, Georg Dionysius (1710-70); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Garden varieties of clematis, Clematis aureliana 1 and Clematis sophia 2. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse

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Pods come in all shapes and sizes, each holding a unique story within. From the delicate leaves and seeds of the majestic Maple tree to the vibrant Wild Poppies that paint fields with their fiery hues, nature's pods never cease to amaze. A poster depicting cocoa pod gathering takes us on a journey to tropical lands where rich flavors are born. Intriguingly, even spices like Star Anise and dried opium poppies find their essence enclosed within pods. These mysterious vessels hold secrets that have fascinated humanity for centuries. Just as killer whales roam freely in the vastness of Monterey Bay, Pacific Ocean, California, USA, there are different types of recognized Killer Whales - resident, transients & offshore - each with its own captivating tale. The Opium Poppy Scarlet blooms proudly alongside Chinese lanterns skeletons and Honesty seed pods; remnants of beauty preserved long after petals fade away. Meanwhile, Galahs feast upon acacia seedpods in the rugged Outback of Northern Territory, Australia – a testament to nature's abundance. Even science fiction finds inspiration in pods; Thrilling Wonder Stories magazine cover showcases THE IONIAN CYCLE – an adventure waiting to unfold between its pages. And who can forget the enchanting Screwbean Mesquite or Tornillo? Its corkscrew pods adorn autumn landscapes in New Mexico, USA like whimsical ornaments. Lastly but not leastly is the humble Cocoa bean pod from Trinidad-West Indies; it holds promises of sweetness and warmth that bring joy worldwide. Pods truly embody nature's diversity and resilience – encapsulating stories waiting to be discovered by those willing to explore their wonders.