Figure 1 Bumblebees use vibration to forage pollen on beaked and “nosey” Pedicularis. They always bite at the base of the flower’s beak and then buzz it. The pollen released from the beak’s terminus ...
During, buzz-pollination, the buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) reaches body temperatures of almost 40 °C. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are ...