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Ceropegia gerrardii smells of pain to attract ‘blood’ drinking flies

Ceropegia gerrardii smells of pain to attract ‘blood’ drinking flies

FromBotany One


Ceropegia gerrardii smells of pain to attract ‘blood’ drinking flies

FromBotany One

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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Mar 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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
Released:
Mar 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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