Who Are Flowers Trying To Seduce?
Snap some photos of flowers, guess who or what pollinates them and post to social media using #FlowerSeduction Thanks also to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/minuteearth : - Today...
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Since most plants are rooted in place, they can’t reproduce by attracting other members of their species. Instead, they rely on outside forces to transport their tiny pollen grains from male flower parts to female ones. One of nature’s weirdest flowers, the stinking corpse lily, mimics rotting meat to lure carrion flies from one plant to another. The vibrant yellows and blues of certain flowers match up with the parts of the color spectrum where a bee’s vision is most sensitive. Because bees are stellar smellers, these flowers also spritz out a tempting perfume to draw them in. And many bee-pollinated plants offer convenient, ultraviolet-marked landing pads where the pudgy pollinators can rest while snagging nectar and pollen. The vibrant yellows and bl...
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Since most plants are rooted in place, they can’t reproduce by attracting other members of their species. Instead, they rely on outside forces to transport their tiny pollen grains from male flower parts to female ones. One of nature’s weirdest flowers, the stinking corpse lily, mimics rotting meat to lure carrion flies from one plant to another. The vibrant yellows and blues of certain flowers match up with the parts of the color spectrum where a bee’s vision is most sensitive. Because bees are stellar smellers, these flowers also spritz out a tempting perfume to draw them in. And many bee-pollinated plants offer convenient, ultraviolet-marked landing pads where the pudgy pollinators can rest while snagging nectar and pollen. The vibrant yellows and bl...
