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- Columbine (2097 bytes)
7: ...haped, with each petal modified into an elongated nectar spur.
9: ...eath the flower are spurs that contain nectar, mainly consumed by long-beaked birds such as hummingbir...
11: - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
28: ...rden soil, the smaller and more delicate species only needing the aid of turfy ingredients, either pea...
41: ...acking out of the flower it will come in contact only with the non-receptive lower face of the stigma.... - Lavender (3889 bytes)
17: ...e range of [[cultivar]]s can be found. Other commonly grown ornamental species are ''L. stoechas'', ''...
22: Lavender flowers yield abundant [[nectar]] which yields a high quality [[honey]] for [[bee...
27: ...ken from Naarda a city of Syria; it was also commonly called Nard. - Maple (3638 bytes)
14: ...almate]]ly lobed, or occasionally [[pinnate]] or unlobed leaves. The flowers are regular, pentamerous,...
23: ...re an important early spring source of pollen and nectar for [[bee]]s, especially [[honeybee]]s, which use... - Rhododendron (3464 bytes)
34: ...lossy oval leaves. Most rhododendrons flower for only a brief period each year, but during that time t...
40: ...called [[grayanotoxin]] in their [[pollen]] and [[nectar]]. People have been known to become ill from eati... - Symphyta (3111 bytes)
32: ...er of the [[Hymenoptera]]. The Symphyta are commonly referred to as ''sawflies'', and include [[insec...
38: ...rous, eating other insects, but many also feed on nectar. - Wasp (3838 bytes)
19: ...]]s or parasitoids as larvae, and feed on nectar only as adults. Many wasps are predatory, using othe...
21: ...lt male wasps sometimes visit flowers to obtain [[nectar]] to feed on in much the same manner as [[honey b...
28: * A [[stinger (organ)|stinger]] (only present in females because it derives from the [... - Bee (11175 bytes)
27: ...roboscis]] that they use in order to obtain the [[nectar]] from [[flower]]s. Bees have antennae made up of...
37: ...to survive on her own for at least a short time (unlike queens in eusocial species who must be cared f...
41: ... honeypots. She also does the foraging to collect nectar and pollen. Bumblebee colonies die off in the aut...
45: ... is probably triggered by day length. She is the only fertile [[female]], and deposits all the [[Egg (...
49: ...Then workers are switched to a diet of pollen and nectar or diluted honey, while those intended for queens... - Flowering plant (29088 bytes)
16: ...]. Its use with any approach to its modern scope only became possible after [[Robert Brown]] had estab...
27: ... how the flowering plants should be arranged has only recently begun to emerge, through the work of th...
29: ...dicots and monocots for short). This is based mainly on the number of [[cotyledon]]s or embryonic lea...
44: In the list above (showing only the 8 largest families), the Orchidaceae, Poacea...
47: ...m and the stem once formed increases in diameter only in exceptional cases. - Beekeeping (6363 bytes)
24: *Sideliners — have other income but [[moonlight]] as "beekeepers" for extra money.
25: *Commercial — beekeeping is their only source of income.
35: ... on locating the [[apiary]] so bees have a good [[nectar source]] and [[pollen source]] throughout the yea...
47: ...his the production of honey in a top bar hive is only about 20% that of a Langstroth hive, but the ini... - Honey (11666 bytes)
4: ...uced by [[bee]]s and other [[insect]]s from the [[nectar]] of [[flower]]s. "The definition of honey stipul...
29: ...r of the substance is largely determined by the [[nectar source]]. Common flavors of honey include [[Orang...
37: A main effect of bees collecting nectar to make honey is [[pollination]], which is crucia...
40: Instead of taking nectar bees can take honeydew, which appears similar to ...
41: ...]. In the early morning sunlight, the droplets of nectar glisten like the morning dew, giving the name hon... - Ant (13019 bytes)
27: ...y of plant and animal matter. Their diet includes nectar, seeds, fungi, or insects. Some species, like lea...
32: ...ns. Males, produced by the queen, typically have only a single role: mating with the queen. After mati...
67: ...ng a specific role. The division of labor is not only essential for the colony's survival but also inf...
72: ...Initially, all ants in a colony are female, with only the queen and select females capable of mating. ... - Flower (10503 bytes)
13: ...he number of carpels in a compound pistil may be only two, or otherwise not related to the above gener...
16: ...s are '''imperfect''' or '''unisexual''': having only either male (stamens) or female (pistil) parts. ...
28: ...red to the bodies of the pollinator. In gathering nectar from many flowers of the same species, the pollin... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
40: ...Sarracenia'' is the pitcher plant genus most commonly encountered in cultivation, and
71: is particularly pronounced, and both secretes [[nectar]], and provides a thorny overhang to the
74: nectar bribes secreted by the peristome, and by bright f...
75: ... at least one species (''Sarracenia flava''), the nectar bribe is laced with [[coniine]], a
104: bending 180° in only a minute or so. Sundews are extremely cosmopolit... - Butterfly (9348 bytes)
22: Unlike many insects, butterflies do not experience a ...
40: ...As Lepidoptera, butterflies have four wings, but unlike moths, the fore and hindwings are not hooked t...
46: Butterflies live primarily on [[nectar]] from flowers. Some also derive nourishment from...
50: ... butterflies at the series level only. There is only one family in the Hesperioidea (or series Hesper...
126: *[http://www.leps.nl/ Butterflies and Moths in the Netherlands] - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
32: ...s. Adults only live for a few months feeding on [[nectar]] and tree [[sap]]. - Bird (20345 bytes)
17: ...very differentiated class, with some feeding on [[nectar]], seeds, [[insect]]s, [[rodent]]s, [[fish]], car...
65: ... The paleognaths include the [[tinamou]]s (found only in Central and South America) and the [[ratite]]...
70: ...s [[ovary|ovaries]] also become larger, although only the left ovary actually functions.
97: ...e most confining male parental behavior. It not only consumes time, but also may require physiologica...
101: ...hers but with no conclusive data or results. The only thing concluded seems to be that it is unnecessa... - Information (13474 bytes)
6: ... the bee to the flower, where the bee often finds nectar or pollen, which are causal inputs, serving a nut...
16: ...theory]] and endows the word ''information'' not only with a technical meaning but also a measure. If ...
28: ...cs|economy]], however inaccurately. What are commonly referred to as [[data]] in [[computing]], [[stat... - Mosquito (10897 bytes)
15: ...illimetre|mm]] (0.6 inch). Mosquitoes weigh only about 2 to 2.5 [[milligram|mg]] (0.03 to 0....
21: ...blood of mammals, including humans, which is commonly referred to as a bite. Mosquito bites often swel...
25: ...t, and since the normal mosquito diet consists of nectar and fruit juice, which has no protein, most must ...
28: ...fe cycle in 14 days at 20 °C (68 °F) and only ten days at 25 °C (77 °F). Some species ...
60: ...tists have added that these plants are effective only when the leaves are crushed and used. - Insect (14296 bytes)
55: ... nearly all environments on the planet, although only a small number of species have adapted to life i...
104: ... use. In these insects, the wings are powered mainly by indirect flight muscles that move the wings b...
123: ...oduce, and pollinators which receive rewards of [[nectar]] and [[pollen]]. A serious environmental problem...
125: ...s to prevent or stop [[gangrene]], as they would only consume dead flesh. This treatment is finding mo...
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