Rob Tilley / Agave (Agave sp.) leaf close-up detail. Maui, Hawaii, February.

Rob Tilley / Agave close up abstract (Agave sp) Botanical Garden, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Gopher snake (Pituophis sp) amongst Lechuguilla (Agave lechuguilla) and prickly pear cacti (Opuntia macrocentra), Maderas del Carmen Natural Reserve, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Flowering redbud (Cercis sp) amid agaves (Agave sp) on a north-facing hillside in the Chihuahuan Desert, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Agave (Agave montana) in mountain habitat in the Sierra Madre Oriental range, Nolina (Nolina sp), Madrone and Pine (Pinus sp) also present, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Steve Gettle / Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) feeding on Agave flower nectar at night, Arizona

Steve Gettle / Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) feeding on Agave flower nectar at night, Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / Agave (Agave sp) plants and Chisos Mountains seen from Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, Chihuahuan Desert, Texas

Jeff Foott / Garambullo (Myrtillocactus geometrizans) cactus, Agave (Agave sp) in background. Central Baja California, Mexico.

Cyril Ruoso / Agave (Agave sp) flower heads at sunset with distant silhouetted cacti, Vizcaino Desert, Baja California, Mexico, May.

Rob Tilley / Agave (Agave sp.) leaf close-up detail. Maui, Hawaii, February.

Nick Upton / Girolata 17th Century Genoese watchtower with stands of Pricky pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) and Agave (Agave sp.) growing nearby within a UNESCO World Heritage site and Corsica's National Park (Parc Natu...

Jouan & Rius / Sisal (Agave sp.) field with plants flowering, South Madagascar

Jouan & Rius / Woman working in a Sisal (Agave sp.) processing factory for manufacturing rope, Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar

Jouan & Rius / Sisal (Agave sp.) processing factory for manufacturing rope, Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar

Jack Dykinga / Servilletta Canyon's walls with Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba) trees, bromeliads (Bromeliad sp), agaves (Agave sp) and Prickly pear cacti (Opuntia sp). Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Agave (Agave montana) and Madrone (Arbutus sp) at an altitude of 9200ft at the top of El Borrado in the Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Giant Sabino tree (Taxodium sp) with agaves (Agave sp) growing on its branches, beside a pool at Minas Viejas Falls in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Hermann Brehm / Sisal fibres {Agave sp} being baled together for sisal production, Berenti, Madagascar

Hermann Brehm / Sisal fibres {Agave sp} being baled together for sisal production, Berenti, Madagascar

Hermann Brehm / Sisal fibres {Agave sp} collected together for sisal production, Berenti, Madagascar

Hermann Brehm / Sisal leaves {Agave sp} harvested for sisal production, Berenti, Madagascar

Hermann Brehm / Sisal plantation {Agave sp} Berenti, Madagascar

Rob Tilley / Close up of {Agave sp} leaf, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Rolf Nussbaumer / Mexican Long-tongued Bat {Choeronycteris mexicana} adult feeding at night on Agave Blossom nectar (Agave sp) Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Mexican Long-tongued Bat {Choeronycteris mexicana} adult feeding at night on Agave Blossom nectar (Agave sp) Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Mexican Long-tongued Bat {Choeronycteris mexicana} adult feeding at night on Agave Blossom nectar (Agave sp) Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / RF- Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) flying at night to feed on Agave flower (Agave sp). Tuscon, Arizona, USA. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Rolf Nussbaumer / Lesser Long-nosed Bat {Leptonycteris curasoae} flying at night to feed on Agave flower (Agave sp) Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Lesser Long-nosed Bat {Leptonycteris curasoae} flying at night to feed on Agave flower (Agave sp) Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Lesser Long-nosed Bat {Leptonycteris curasoae} flying at night to feed on Agave flower (Agave sp) Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Lesser Long-nosed Bats {Leptonycteris curasoae} flying at night to feed on Agave flower (Agave sp) Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Lesser Long-nosed Bat {Leptonycteris curasoae} flying at night to feed on Agave flower (Agave sp) Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Lesser Long-nosed Bat {Leptonycteris curasoae} flying at night to feed on Agave flower (Agave sp) Tuscon, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Agave (Agave montana) and Soyata tree (Nolina sp) in the mountain habitat of the Sierra Madre Oriental range, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Agave (Agave lophantha) on rock face with red flowering Bouvardia sp, Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Flowering Pincushion / Fishhook cactus {Mammillaria sp} and Agave {Agave sp} nr Catavina, Desierto Central, Baja California, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Agave plant {Agave sp} Coahuila, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Prickly pear cactus {Opuntia ficus-indica} + Agave (Agave sp} Chihuahuan desert, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Agave cactus {Agave sp} Sierra del Carmen, Coahuilla, Mexico

Patricio Robles Gil / Agaves {Agave sp} + Ocotillos {Fonquiera sp} Chihuahuan desert, Mexico

Tim Fitzharris / Agave (Agave sp) and moon, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, digital composite

Cyril Ruoso / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) climbing Aloe (Aloe vahombe) to feed on flowers, vulnerable, Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar

Cyril Ruoso / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) peeking out from Aloe (Aloe vahombe) leaves, vulnerable, Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar

Cyril Ruoso / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) pair climbing Aloe (Aloe vahombe) vulnerable, Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar

Cyril Ruoso / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) feeding on Sisal (Agave sisalana) flowers, vulnerable, Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

Cyril Ruoso / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) feeding on Sisal (Agave sisalana) flowers, vulnerable, Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

Tim Fitzharris / Agave (Agave sp) in desert, White Sands National Park, New Mexico