Pollination syndrome

value appear to be darker in color, and the honey bees’ interest for those flowers decrease. Bees in the wild tend to not pollinate flowers that are too dark for them to perceive. Most bee species perceive dark colors as black; thus, decreasing the pollination chances for darker flowers; these flowers are usually reserved for other pollinators such as hummingbirds and flies (Knight,…

The texts “Eat Your Bugs” by Miguel Vilar and Laura Allen and “Insect Farmers...” by The Washington Post have both Persuade and say that bugs are healthy. irst, both of the articles persuade. For example, on page 21 of “Eat Your Bugs” the text states that you should try eating bugs. Similarly, on page 1of “Insect Farmers” it says that Americans should start eating bugs. And on page 1 of Insect farmers it says that many people don’t care if there is bugs in their salad. This is similar because on…

Bee movie, A bonafide modern classic. In the early 2000s we were all concerned about the disappearing bees, both in the mystery and in the potential economic and environmental impact. The White house formed a committee to investigate the issue, and several documentary such as the silence of the bees arose to inform the public. The mysterious death and disappearance of bees, known as colony collapse disorder or CCD is even more mysterious in that the face that underlying cause is unknown. Some…

a flower to reach the desired nectar within. The proboscis is hollow and sucks up the desired nectar within the flower. Bumblebees also possess the behavioural adaption of following and listening to their parents in order to gain knowledge on pollination, honey collecting, nectar consumption and colony functionally all of which is essential to survival. Bumblebees can also be seen using a dance language known as a “waggle dance” these dance communications are used to indicate the vicinity of…

In my freshman year of college, I researched and prepared a speech for my communications class about the Colony Collapse Disorder affecting bees and what it could mean for the plants and animals reliant on pollinators. Just recently, bees became the newest addition to endangered species list causing increased concern over the vitality of our ecosystems if the humble insect were to be eradicated altogether. While few news organizations have written about the placement of bees on the list, one…

protect these busy bees humans need a greater awareness of what they do for us, what is killing them, and what people can do to prevent their deaths. The bees help us in more ways than one. They produce honey, for sure, but it is the pollination that affects our lives the most. A large amount of the food that we consume has been pollinated by insects. “$15 billion a year in U.S. crops are pollinated by bees” (Tucker). This is amazing, and the process by which bees pollinate is…

they do in the world. The relevance of robot bees in my everyday life is, at the moment, not important because there are still enough bees to continue their pollination role in the environment. But in the future they could be an essential part of my life as the bee species continue to die out, creating many issues other than just pollination of plants such as: plants not reproducing, an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and crops not growing. These robot bees could…

globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” (Goodreads). Insect pollinators are responsible for approximately one third of food crops (Greenpeace, 3) Most wild plants rely on indirect or direct pollination in order to reproduce and thus the environment and economy govern on successful pollination (Green Peace, 3). Pollination, in most geographic regions, is primarily due to bees (Greenpeace, 3) There…

Hummingbirds What are hummingbirds? Hummingbirds are birds from the Americas that make up the family of Trochilidae. Trochilidae is the scientific name for these birds and are among the smallest of birds with lifespan of three to five years. Hummingbirds are also very colorful birds with iridescent feathers. The colors they have are blue, green, yellow, and pink. The name ‘hummingbird’ comes from the fact that their wings flap so fast, that it makes a humming noise. These magnificent birds…

The mutualistic relationship between fig trees and fig wasps plays an important role for the reproductive fitness of each species. Normally, fig wasps pollenate the fig tree’s compound flowers (syconiums) at the expense of the tree providing a suitable environment for the fig wasps to reproduce in the syconium’s flowers. However, with almost every mutualism there are ‘cheaters’ that will try to take advantage of the benefits without bringing anything to the table. In this case, pollen-free fig…