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Pollen
Do animals produce pollen?
As a result of pollination the plants produce seeds. Pollen can be dispersed by wind, water and animal pollinators such as insects, bats and birds. Do...
Why does an animal gather pollen?
Numerous species of insects (bees, wasps, ants, beetles, flies, butterflies, moths), mites, spiders, and birds consume pollen as a food source. To mor...
When animals pick up pollen on their bodies and carry it to other flowers what is this called?
This is called cross-pollination. Many flowering plants are brilliantly coloured to attract insects or other small animals. These animals pick up the ...
What insects carry pollen?
The most common plant pollinators, insects that deliver pollen from plant to plant, are bees and butterflies. The transfer of plant pollen to a female...
What things are capable of of performing pollination?
What are 4 things that pollinate plants?What performs the process of pollination?What are 5 examples of pollinators?What factors support pollination?...
Which aids in pollination when plants transfer pollen grains?
Bees provide a good example of the mutualism that exists between hymenopterans and angiosperms. Flowers provide bees with nectar (an energy source) an...
Why do bugs take pollen?
Pollen contains abundant protein and free amino acids, although the proportion of these nutrients can vary widely among plant taxa. The protein is int...
What kinds of animals move pollen?
Who are the pollinators? Birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, small mammals, and most importantly, bees are pollinators. They visit...
How much pollen does a honeybee collect in 1 day?
This is the average estimation, double amounts have been reported as well. In the aforementioned Crailsheim et al study the pollen consumption per day...