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botanyshitposts · 2 months ago

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confirming the Ethiopian wolf pollination hypothesis seems so straightforward in theory, like just erecting anti-wolf barriers around some of the hot poker plants and seeing if those get pollinated at the same rate as the other ones, but also I feel like it could be some lab’s 6 year long project that ends up in Nature and answers more questions about wolf dessert time than I could ever think to ask. and also it would give more beautiful photos of wolves between 3 seconds and 1 hour into passionate nectar indulgence. so hopefully with the media attention they’re getting they can do that

#soooooooooo many questions man #some of the people in the tags in the last post were right in that there ARE bats who are pollinators #and those cases of animal pollination DOES indeed result in a creature with a ton of pollen all over its face because it was so into it #in the case of bats it’s certain cacti species if I remember correctly. which is why some have big funnel-shaped flowers #conveniently bat snout shaped and sized and directly in migration paths for no reason in particular #I thought about that too when I saw this tbh #wolf question 102: if these wolves are indeed major pollinators. in what ways are these flowers hidden treat dog toy optimized?#bc ideally you want them to be enjoyers for a longer length of time right? you gotta have up to 4.5 minutes of nectar engagement in there.#assuming more time at a flower stalk = more pollination I suppose

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