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Animal visitors A face full of pollen

Wild fuchsias (few -shas) are often visited
by hummingbirds. As the hummingbird
Have you ever noticed insects flitting from flower to hovers to drink the nectar, its face gets

flower? They are spreading pollen. When a bee visits dusted with pollen. It then carries the
pollen to the next flower it visits.
a flower, it gets dusted with pollen. When it moves on
to another flower, it unloads some of the pollen and Hummingbirds usually
picks up some more. In return for its hard work, the visit red flowers.
bee gets “paid” with sugary nectar. Painted lady

butterfly

Bird-of-paradise flower Long stamens dust
The bird-of-paradise flower is pollinated the hummingbird
by birds. It is big and bright and with pollen. Teasel flowers have
produces lots of sweet nectar. The petals lots of nectar.
are tough so
that they are
not damaged
The part of the Prickly drink
by birds.
flower that The teasel is preferred
makes pollen is by insects with long
like a perch. It tongues. Butterflies and
dusts pollen onto bumblebees can reach
its visitors’ feet. past the teasel’s long
spikes to drink its nectar,
The cape weaver but ordinary honeybees
bird pollinates cannot reach far enough.
the bird-of-paradise
flower in South Africa.
Bright colors
attract birds.
Look for seed-eating birds
near teasel plants. They love
to eat teasel seeds.

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