Joel Sartoreのインスタグラム(joelsartore) - 6月20日 04時42分

Happy #pollinatorweek!
This #pollinatormonday brings us two harlequin flower beetles from the Houston Zoo. Beetles are believed to be the very first pollinators, evolving more than 150 million years ago, and pollinating the first prehistoric plants. These beetles seek out the protein-packed pollen of fruit flowers, and are able to carry it on their wings and legs to the next flower. Beetles have earned the nickname “mess and soil” pollinators, as they often defecate inside the flower and roll around in it so they become covered in pollen. Although not the most glamorous of pollinators, they are so important that the process of pollination by beetles alone has it’s own name, “cantharophily”.
Don’t forget to continue posting about your pollinator gardens with the hashtag #pollinatorhero! To purchase milkweed for monarchs, check out your local plant nursery or click the link in my bio!
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