The patterned bark on the trunk of a cycad tree on a walk around Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, Australia

The patterned bark on the trunk of a cycad tree on a walk around Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, Australia in May 2009

The top of a cycad tree with its beautiful green fronds on a walk around Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, Australia

The top of a cycad tree with its beautiful green fronds on a walk around Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, Australia in May 2009

A cycad tree in the bush on a walk around Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, Australia

A cycad tree in the bush on a walk around Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, Australia in May 2009

A cocoon on a cycad frond on a walk around Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, Australia

A cocoon on a cycad frond on a walk around Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, Australia in May 2009

Cycads at the Ritsurin Gardens, at Takamatsu, Japan

Cycads at the Ritsurin Gardens, at Takamatsu, Japan, in March 2015

Gapuwiyak cycads

Cycads at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory in June 2009

Cycad tree trunk

An interesting cycad tree trunk at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory in June 2009

Gapuwiyak cycad

A cycad at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory in June 2009

Cycad heart

A cycad at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, in February 2009

Cycads

Cycads at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, in February 2009

Cycad trunk

A Cycad trunk near Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, in June 2009

A cycad

A cycad near Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, in June 2009

Cycad trunks

Cycad trunks outside Donydji in Arnhem Land, Australia, in September 2008

Cycad

Cycad at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, in May 2009

Cycad leaves

Cycad leaf at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, in May 2009

Cycad stem

Cycad stem at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, in May 2009

Cycad light

Cycad leaves at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, in May 2009

Orchid

A cycad with an orchid at Gapuwiyak, Northern Australia in June 2009

Sunny cycad

Cycad at Gapuwiyak, Northern Australia in June 2009. Love the way they glow when backlit by the setting sun

Cycad in Northern Australia

A Cycad outside Gapuwiyak in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, taken in May 2009. Great light