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    EPOD - a service of USRA   
      
   The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes   
   and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and   
   archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory   
   captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The   
   community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and   
   relevant links.   
      
      
    Mutualism Between Flowers and Honeybees   
      
      February 28, 2023   
      
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       Menashe_mutualismepod_Picture2   
      
      Photographer:  Menashe Davidson   
      
      Summary Author:  Menashe Davidson   
      
      In  mutualistic interactions, both species benefit. Ecologists   
      believe that almost every species on Earth is involved directly or   
      indirectly in one or more of these interactions. They’re crucial to the   
      reproduction and survival of many plants and animals.   
      
      While walking on a sunny day mid-winter’s day a few weeks back, in the   
       Iris Argaman Nature Reserve, in Israel, I was fascinated to follow   
      the mutualism between wildflowers and honeybees. The flower serves as   
      an “advertisement” and usually offers the pollinator an incentive to   
      visit. The pollinators of course get  nectar and  pollen from the   
      flower, and the flower gets a carrier for its pollen grains.   
      
      In general, bees are most attracted to flowers that are open and easy   
      to access. The top photo shows a honeybee collecting nectar from the   
      bottom of the yellow flower of  Oxalis. The bottom photo shows an   
       Anemone coronaria, a flowering plant native to the Mediterranean   
      region. In this case the central mound consists of tightly packed   
       pistils in the center, with a crown-like ring of  stamens,   
      offering easy access to the visiting pollinators.  Click here to see   
      a video of the Iris Argaman Nature Reserve. Photos taken on January 15,   
      2023.   
      
      
      Argaman Nature Reserve, Israel Coordinates: 32.28169, 34.84123   
      
      
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   Plant Links   
      
        *  Discover Life   
        *  Tree Encyclopedia   
        *  What are Phytoplankton?   
        *  Encyclopedia of Life - What is a Plant?   
        *  USDA Plants Database   
        *  University of Texas Native Plant Database   
        *  Plants in Motion   
        *  What Tree is It?   
      
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