Check out the gorgeous carpenter bee, over an inch long, walking right down the flower tube and stealing that nectar like it’s her due. Pollinater schmalinater.
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Discussion
nostr:npub1ctzsgd6pz6vjshc2ysrd58w58qrhv3wj498423v9zup4nwldm4tqe5d0jk Although I grumble about cabbage butterflies (their larvae actually) and after watching them for a few decades, I'm amazed by how many different flowers they pollinate; fruits, vegies and more. Tradeoffs, I guess. Like tithing. After all, wasps dine on the caterpillars & eat many pests. It all works out, in general as long as I provide good soil for healthy plants. I want the predators to get the best quality, too, from their 'livestock'.