It is easy to forget that far from being inanimate objects with which animals interact, plants are living, breathing, moving organisms that not only react to their environment, but are themselves ...
More flowers lead to more pathogen spread between bee species. In A Nutshell Scientists found that sites with more flower ...
The search for nectar costs insects a lot of energy, so they have to be as efficient as possible. Colorful patterns on the petals can help with that. Be it mallow, foxglove or forget-me-not: many ...
They brighten our days with their sunny, vibrant and summery feel. But as it turns out sunflowers are not just pretty to look at, they also have a hidden feature that may offer clues as to how plants ...
Flowers have lots of different patterns on their surfaces that help to guide bees and other pollinators towards the flower’s nectar, speeding up pollination. These patterns include visual signals like ...
Honeybees rely heavily on flower patterns -- not just colors -- when searching for food, new research shows. Honeybees rely heavily on flower patterns -- not just colours -- when searching for food, ...
Be it mallow, foxglove or forget-me-not: many flowers bear colourful patterns, which are known as nectar guides in biology. They are assumed to show the pollinating insects the shortest way to the ...