Ancient plants manipulate insects for hot, smelly sex

Not Exactly Rocket Science
By Ed Yong
Sep 24, 2009 7:00 PMNov 5, 2019 12:12 AM

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This article is reposted from the old Wordpress incarnation of Not Exactly Rocket Science. The blog is on holiday until the start of October, when I'll return with fresh material.

For plants too, sex can be a hot and smelly affair. In most plant-insect partnerships, the pollinator seems to do most of the work by voluntarily transferring pollen from plant to plant in exchange for a meal.

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