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.

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Monday, March 2, 2015

The Earliest Pollinators: Beetles and Flies

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Magnolia © Beatriz Moisset   By the time the first flowering plants appeared on Earth there weren’t any bees or butterflies. Those sup...
Saturday, January 28, 2012

Pine Barrens, Plants and their Pollinators

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Pine tree shedding pollen The Pine Barrens of New Jersey is well worth a visit. The Pinelands Preservation Alliance is dedicated to ...
Monday, June 13, 2011

Magnolias and Beetle Pollination

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Magnolias were among the earliest flowering plants, which evolved many million years ago, long before there were any bees. Butterflies and ...
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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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