During the process of collecting nectar, some pollens sticks to their legs as well from the flowers. While collecting more nectar from another flower, these pollens are left behind which helps in pollination.
No, butterflies do not spread pollen with the purpose of creating other flowers. Butterflies may inadvertently transfer pollen between flowers while they feed on nectar, but this is not the primary way that flowers are pollinated. Other pollinators like bees, birds, and wind play a more significant role in pollination.
Dragonflies are not significant pollinators of flowers. While they may unintentionally transfer some pollen while foraging for insects near flowers, they are not as effective as bees, butterflies, or other specialized pollinators. Dragonflies primarily feed on other insects.
Insect pollinators that are attracted to sweet smelling flowers. This usually includes butterflies, daytime moths, and bees. I always see a lot of butterflies, in particular, around the milkweed in my neighborhood.
Bees play a crucial role in pollinating flowers, helping plants reproduce.
When butterflies drink nectar from a flower, they get pollen on themselves which is scattered onto flowers. Pollination is essential to flowers bearing seeds, and flowers are "designed" to distribute pollen through luring insects (bees, butterflies) with their nectar.
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Butterflies pollinate flowers and plants.
Bees, butterflies and some mammals pollinate flowers.
Butterflies going from one flower to another helps with pollination of flowers. Some flowers are not able to self pollinate and need assistance from insects like butterflies.
Butterflies visit flowers to feed on nectar, which provides them with important nutrients and energy. It also helps with pollination, as butterflies inadvertently transfer pollen from one flower to another as they feed.
Yes they do, they suck it up through a little straw on the front of their body.
No, cicadas do not function as pollinators. As members of the True Bug order Hemiptera, the Cicada has piercing and sucking mouthparts. They primarially pierce the twigs of bushes and tress and then feed on the sap within. Since they are not attracted to flowers there is no way for them to intentionally or unintentionally pollinate anything.
Butterflies affect the environment by pollinating flowers, fruit and other types of trees, which in turn affects the environment.
Yes, monarch butterflies can indirectly help pollinate flowers as they visit them for nectar. While they are not as efficient as bees or other insects, their movements between flowers can help transfer pollen and facilitate pollination.
Butterflies with hairy legs pick up more pollen. This adaptation would help a butterfly pollinate more flowers by carrying more pollen.
Indirectly, i suppose. Butterflys pollinate (the same as Bee's) flowers. Not to create honey but because of the polination flowers continue to grow, so if you like flowers, then the answer is yes.
they are agents of pollination.