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liquid bribery that turned flowers into the most successful manipulators on Earth
means A sweet, sugary fluid secreted by flowers to attract pollinators, or more loosely any deliciously sweet drink.
from From Greek 'nektar,' the legendary drink of the gods that kept them deathless — often traced to roots meaning 'death' (nek-) plus 'overcoming' (-tar), so 'overcoming death.' For centuries it named only the divine beverage of Olympus; the leap to flower-juice came later, in the 17th century, when botanists borrowed the heavenly word for the humble nectar that bees so adore.
- divine drink
- Greek gods sipped it for immortality
- sugar payroll
- plants pay pollinators in sweet currency
- honey origin
- bees vomit and dehydrate it into honey
- spiked recipe
- some nectar contains caffeine to hook bees
- not always sweet
- certain nectars carry toxins to deter cheaters
tupelo honey — produced by bees from tupelo tree flowers in florida's apalachicola river swamps, prized since 1920s
manuka honey — from manuka tree nectar in new zealand, umf rating system certifies antibacterial potency
acacia honey — collected from acacia trees across africa and middle east, remains liquid and clear