Pretty Aquatics

Look at how lovely this flat-leaved bladderwort (Utricularia intermedia) is in its natural habitat, floating in the currents, glowing in the sunlight beneath the water lilies. This plant has bladders on a separate stem, which is not visible in these photos.

I also spotted these delightfully fragile bladderworts drifting by

I don't know if this is the creeping (U. gibba) or the lesser bladderwort (U. minor) bladderwort (maybe they're both represented here) - either way, it's pretty spectacular.