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Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts) Mon May 14, 2012, 03:16 PM May 2012

VIDEO: The beauty of pollination

Hummingbirds, bats, bees unite!

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VIDEO: The beauty of pollination (Original Post) Iwillnevergiveup May 2012 OP

This amazing world. (nt) enough May 2012 #1

It seems that no matter where you look in nature there is beauty.and wonder zeemike May 2012 #2

I like the bats Iwillnevergiveup May 2012 #3

The beauty of the bats was a real surprise! FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #4

Thank you, FTC Iwillnevergiveup May 2012 #5

enough

(13,255 posts)

1. This amazing world. (nt)

Reply to Iwillnevergiveup (Original post)

Mon May 14, 2012, 03:39 PM

May 2012

zeemike

(18,998 posts)

2. It seems that no matter where you look in nature there is beauty.and wonder

Reply to Iwillnevergiveup (Original post)

Mon May 14, 2012, 03:46 PM

May 2012

No wonder that indigenous people thought it all had the spirit of god in it.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)

3. I like the bats

Reply to Iwillnevergiveup (Original post)

Mon May 14, 2012, 05:59 PM

May 2012

and how they shove their whole faces into flowers.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,007 posts)

4. The beauty of the bats was a real surprise!

Reply to Iwillnevergiveup (Original post)

Mon May 14, 2012, 07:59 PM

May 2012

I wished they had included my favorite pollination... birds shuffling up the stem of the "bird of paradise" flower which opens up the (water resistant) pollen case

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)

5. Thank you, FTC

Reply to FailureToCommunicate (Reply #4)

Mon May 14, 2012, 08:14 PM

May 2012

I've gotta try that - have a few growing containers. These guys need water!

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