NECTARWIND MEADOW · BUZZLING
Animal Pollinators
Butterfly Arch Orchard
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Buzzling — Animal Pollinators Butterfly Arch Orchard
Hi!
I'm Buzzling.
Welcome to Butterfly Arch Orchard!
Will you help me investigate animal pollinators?
The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.
Let's check the evidence!
Bees, butterflies, some birds, bats
and other animals can transfer pollen during flower visits.
Honeybees are not the only pollinators.
Can animals other than bees pollinate?
- A. No
- B. Only honeybees ever can
- C. Yes
The answer is C: Yes
Bees, butterflies, some birds, bats
and other animals can transfer pollen during flower visits.
Honeybees are not the only pollinators.
That clue helps us make sense of this place.
A visitor may seek nectar or pollen and brush against flower parts.
Seeing an animal near a flower alone does not prove
it transferred pollen.
Which record supports pollen transfer?
- A. A rock beside the flower
- B. The bee contacting flower parts
- C. The butterfly only passing overhead
The answer is B: The bee contacting flower parts
Our observation records a bee touching anthers,
then a stigma with pollen on its body.
A butterfly passing overhead has no recorded flower contact.
The bee record gives stronger transfer evidence.
Hmm...
how does that connect to our first clue?
Our observation records a bee touching anthers,
then a stigma with pollen on its body.
A butterfly passing overhead has no recorded flower contact.
The bee record gives stronger transfer evidence.
What may a flower visitor seek?
- A. Nectar or pollen
- B. Only seeds already buried
- C. Only dry stones
The answer is A: Nectar or pollen
A visitor may seek nectar or pollen and brush against flower parts.
Seeing an animal near a flower alone does not prove
it transferred pollen.
Nice investigating!
You've been following the evidence.
Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.
Bees, butterflies, some birds, bats
and other animals can transfer pollen during flower visits.
A visitor may seek nectar or pollen and brush against flower parts.
Our observation records a bee touching anthers,
then a stigma with pollen on its body.
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