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Pollen on a Bumblebee
A bumblebee pushes into a cherry blossom and yellow pollen sticks to its fuzzy back. Flowers stay rooted, so the bee carries that pollen to the next blossom’s sticky tip.
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In the picture
- Bee back hairs carrying yellow pollen grains
- Bee mouthparts entering the first blossom’s center
- First blossom’s anthers dusted with pollen
- Second blossom’s sticky tip touching pollen on the bee
Examples
- A honeybee moving pollen between apple blossoms
- A butterfly carrying pollen from one daisy to another
Key takeaways
- Pollen grains cling to an insect’s body hairs as it visits flowers.
- A flower’s sticky tip can pick up pollen left by an insect.
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