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Plants with Perches for Pollinator Birds
Published 2 years, 3 months ago
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Could a plant devise a special growth for itself so that it becomes inviting to its only pollinator? If evolution were true, how could such a plant survive until it could learn enough about its pollinator, and about genetics, to evolve a special growth just for that pollinator.
Ref: Science News, 6/4/05, p. 365, "Built-in bird perch spreads the pollen." Photo: S. African Rat Tail plant by Shyamal CC BY SA 4.0