Lukas VF Novak on Nostr: Explosive pollen wars: Plants fight for pollen-space on pollinators ...
Explosive pollen wars: Plants fight for pollen-space on pollinators https://phys.org/news/2024-10-explosive-pollen-wars-space-pollinators.html
Explosive #Pollination Removes Pollen Deposited from Previously Visited Flowers https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/732797
"#Flowers visited by #hummingbirds deposit their #pollen on their bills, but there is very little place for the pollen to be deposited. Flowers have evolved a catapult mechanism where pollen is shot at the bill. The force of the ballistic grains dislodges previously deposited grains from rival plants"
Explosive #Pollination Removes Pollen Deposited from Previously Visited Flowers https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/732797
"#Flowers visited by #hummingbirds deposit their #pollen on their bills, but there is very little place for the pollen to be deposited. Flowers have evolved a catapult mechanism where pollen is shot at the bill. The force of the ballistic grains dislodges previously deposited grains from rival plants"