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Plants that punk pollinators

Plants that punk pollinators

FromNatural Selections


Plants that punk pollinators

FromNatural Selections

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Length:
4 minutes
Released:
Dec 20, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

(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.
Released:
Dec 20, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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Conversations about the natural world with Dr. Curt Stager and Martha Foley, from member-supported North Country Public Radio. 010329