Flowers usually expend their energy on making themselves bright and colorful. They bleach themselves white to stand out against dark leaves, or they deck themselves out in colorful patterns, but the ...

Aug. 21 (UPI) --New research has found that nectar plays a different role than previously thought -- by acting as the ultimate weapon of distraction for flowers. Nectar is the honey produced by ...

After Ethiopian wolves feed on their favorite rodents, they may be enjoying a bit of dessert and in the process helping pollinate plants known as torch lilies. By Elizabeth Anne Brown The Ethiopian ...

Do Flowers Continuously Produce Nectar? “How many times can a hummingbird drink from the same flower before depleting that flower’s nectar? Does a flower continuously produce nectar?” asks Birds & ...

SOME plants are grown for their luxurious foliage, other plants are grown for their colourful flowers, but some plants are grown for the wildlife they attract into the garden. I have many plants that ...

Humidity emanating from a flower's nectar stores tells moths if the flower is worth a visit, entomologists have discovered. The study sheds light onto a previously unknown mechanism used by ...

When hummingbirds forage for nectar in the mountains of Colorado, they avoid flowers that have already been raided by nectar-robbing bumblebees. They do this without having to see the nectar, or ...

Rapeseed is one of the ten most important agricultural crops worldwide. In spring, the rapeseed fields with their bright yellow flowers are widely visible: this year winter rapeseed is being ...

A foraging bumblebee faces a veritable buffet of options when deciding which flowers to visit for a snack. Cues such as flower shape, size, color, and scent all play a part in attracting a bee and ...

Source: Melinda Caric, via Flickr. When biologist Eran Amichai got his first close-up view of a nectar-eating bat about ten years ago, he couldn’t help but notice its whiskers. “They were completely ...