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Plants that punk pollinators

Plants that punk pollinators

Natural Selections · Natural Selections

December 20, 20184m 14s

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(Dec 20, 2018) Flowers get pollinated, bees get nectar; that's supposed to be the deal. Except that some plants cheat. Known as "food decepters," they advertise rewards they don't deliver. Orchids are notorious for variations on bait and switch, with fully one-third of species giving bupkis to the hard-working insects that help them to propagate their kind.

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natselectnatureflowerspollinatorsorchidstopstory