When plants bloom, bees, butterflies and other insects fly around them. When an insect sits on a flower to feast on nectar, a yellow powder sticks to its body.
This is pollen that forms in the stamens. When a butterfly or a bumblebee flies to other plants, they will transfer this pollen there, which will remain on the stigma of the pestle. So the ovary appears and the fetus is born. This is called pollination.
Wind
Not only insects pollinate flowers. Some plants entrust this work to the wind, which carries a huge amount of pollen through the air. If pollen is increased several tens of times, it will become clear that it is not the same. Like flowers, dust particles have a variety of shapes and sizes.
Sweet cheating
Some flowers do everything to spread as much pollen as possible with the help of insects. Sage flower: when a bee sits on its petals, the stamen bends, the anther falls and the yellow powder sticks to the shaggy back of the bee. Some small birds, such as hummingbirds, also help plants transfer pollen from flower to flower.
Traveling flowers
But there are unusual plants that can move around in search of each other. This is the water living vallisneria. Her small male flower, with the flow of water, floats to a bright female flower and pollinates
Not only beautiful
Unfortunately, pollen is not as harmless as it might seem at first glance. In many people, it can cause an allergy: a person begins to sneeze, a burning sensation appears in the eyes.Therefore, in spring it is better for such people to stay away from flower meadows and, just in case, always have special medications with them that help eliminate allergies.
