Blowing in the wind: How hidden flower features are crucial for bees
As gardeners get busy filling tubs and borders with colourful bedding plants, scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol have discovered more about what makes flowers attractive to bees rather than humans. Published today in the British Ecological Society's journal Functional Ecology, their research reveals that Velcro-like cells on plant petals play a crucial role in helping bees grip flowers especially when the wind gets up....
Source: PhysOrg - Monday, 28 May, 2012
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