Pollination #4 is a photograph by Perennou Nuridsany which was uploaded on June 26th, 2018.
Pollination #4
Wild sage salvia has evolved a sophisticated mechanism of pollination. In the process of nectar feeding, a bee exerts a weight on the lower petal lip... more
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Pollination #4
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Perennou Nuridsany
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Wild sage salvia has evolved a sophisticated mechanism of pollination. In the process of nectar feeding, a bee exerts a weight on the lower petal lip of the flower tube. First, a long forked stigma (visible at the end of the upper petal) curls down to touch the abdomen of the bee, and picks up pollen deposited on the bee by other flowers. Then long white stamens, seen here, curl down and deposit their pollen on the bee.
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June 26th, 2018
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