Pollinators

Flowers have maintained a partnership with insect pollinators from the beginning. They are masters at attracting these love messengers and perpetuating the species through pollination. They use countless ways to accomplish this goal.

Showing posts with label jewelweed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jewelweed. Show all posts
Monday, February 20, 2017

Spurs: Hard to Get Nectar

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Violet. © Beatriz Moisset  Many flowers are very particular about their clientele. They have developed ways to make themselves att...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Ants, the Unlikely Pollinators

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© Beatriz Moisset Ants are seen visiting flowers with great frequency. People often ask me: Do ants pollinate? I answer with another qu...
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Monday, August 24, 2009

Partners and Robbers

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A jewelweed blossom is worth examining carefully; it is a little marvel of engineering, with a shape perfectly adapted to its pollinator, a ...
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We are all part of the web of life. Animals need plants and plants need animals and ultimately we all need each other in a very intricate and complex web of interactions. A biologist from Argentina, resident of the United States for many years. Author of: "Bee Basics, An Introduction to Our Native Bees" by Beatriz Moisset, Ph.D and Stephen Buchmann, Ph.D. All photos and content are copyrighted. Please, contact me if you want to use or purchase something.
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