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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Reaching Tendril

Vines have always been interesting to me. Their tendrils reach out like hands grasping for leverage. This photo shows a cucumber tendril. I thought it was especially captivating with the two different stages of blossom and a tendril reaching horizontally, searching for something to grab on to.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Copyright: © Roxane McWilliams