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most insects have small hairs on their legs and when they are around pollen, when they fly or walk on flowers it gets stuck.

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some pollen grains reach to stigma by wind and some are carried by animals like rabbits and insects like butterfly, bee etc.

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The stigma is covered with a thin coating of adhesive.

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Q: Why does pollen stick to the legs of an insect?
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