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Plants outsourcing their sex lives to bees, breezes, and unsuspecting bats.
means The transfer of pollen from a flower's male parts to female ones, enabling fertilization and seed production.
from From Latin pollen, meaning fine flour or dust — the powdery currency plants trade for the next generation.
Bee economyPollinators sustain roughly a third of human food crops.
Wind willingGrasses and conifers skip animals, gambling on the breeze.
Deceptive flowersSome orchids mimic female insects to lure male pollinators.