How did plants evolve to attract insects?

How did plants evolve to attract insects?

CrowdScience

B26 juillet 202626 min
Lecture

Many plants need pollen from another plant of the same species in order to reproduce, but they don’t have legs so they can’t simply walk around looking for a mate. As a result, many of them rely on animals to transfer pollen from one plant to another. They’ve developed a hugely diverse range of techniques to attract them, including their appearance, taste and smell. CrowdScience listener Alice in the UK wants to know how they have evolved to do this. To try and answer the question, presenter Anand Jagatia goes trekking up a moun...

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