Buzz pollination: Bee bites and floral vibrations.

Certain bees bite tubular anthers while contracting their flight muscles. This floral sonication ejects pollen grains that the bees collect as larval food. Bees bite and buzz simultaneously. A new study shows that where and how they bite is essential for efficient pollen collection. Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Stephen L Buchmann, Mark Jankauski. Buzz pollination: Bee bites and floral vibrations. Current biology : CB. 2024 Sep 23;34(18):R864-R866

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