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(DIR) Post #Ajd09gmxonKCna5o12 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-07-05T18:02:42Z
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Who says ants can be pollinators?
(DIR) Post #Ajd0riVemVbCsSzX3g by llewelly@sauropods.win
2024-07-05T18:10:38Z
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@futurebird I am actually surprised I couldn't find any pollinating ants on antwiki. But I did find a mention of an on example of comensual foraging ants repeling nectar theives but not pollinators:https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Extrafloral_Nectaries
(DIR) Post #Ajd2OG7ZRxQkLIo4Mi by Subumbral@mastodon.sdf.org
2024-07-05T18:27:34Z
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@futurebird My biology class had a guest lecturer that had tried to figure out how a particular plant was pollinated, it was unexpected, he studied bats and mice and insects. Spontaneous standing ovation. You would have to hypnotize me to remember who did the pollinating, but it was so refreshing to see all the possibilities.
(DIR) Post #Ajd9j7EkNMiAY63VKa by Laplantgenetics@spore.social
2024-07-05T19:49:56Z
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@futurebird My wild meat ants love the avocado flowers on our trees.🥑🐜💚(No idea on species).
(DIR) Post #AjdBRpmsCR7XPouB3Q by mycotropic@beige.party
2024-07-05T20:09:11Z
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@futurebird Has anyone done an assessment of pollen found on ants and pollen available near the origin of those ants? I know nothing is that easy but it seems like a sampling and testing question that could be done.
(DIR) Post #AjdCuSiZ9NO2Dd6ZxA by mina@berlin.social
2024-07-05T20:25:36Z
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@futurebirdI had no fucking idea.