biodiversity

  • The sneaky flower: floral deception of a pollinating beetle

    Original article: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2745.14446 When we think of pollination, we picture a beneficial relationship between plant and pollinator: one gains sweet nectar and protein-rich pollen, the other can reproduce and spread their population.  Everyone’s happy.  But it isn’t always this straightforward: the world of pollination is full of tricksters.  Many plants can deceive pollinators into spreading…