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Ceropegia gerrardii smells of pain to attract ‘blood’ drinking flies
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Released:
Mar 27, 2023
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New research uncovers how this South African plant tricks kleptoparasitic flies into pollination by imitating wounded honey bees.
You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2023/03/emceropegia-gerrardii-em-smells-of-pain-to-attract-blood-drinking-flies/
You can read the original research at https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nph.18888
You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2023/03/emceropegia-gerrardii-em-smells-of-pain-to-attract-blood-drinking-flies/
You can read the original research at https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nph.18888
Released:
Mar 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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