الجمعة، 4 نوفمبر 2011

Magnolias do not require bees for pollination

"Magnolia is an ancient genus. Having evolved before bees appeared, the flowers developed to encourage pollination by beetles."  
Via Reddit.  For the embed photo, however, I've selected an image of pollen adhering to the facial hairs of a miner bee, by Alliec2007, via animals, animals, animals.

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