Why This Plant Drops Its Fruit Full of Beetle Babies What looks like a plant’s failed fruit may actually be a clever deal that lets both the plant and its pollinating beetles survive.

"Japanese red elder plants protect their own survival by dropping fruits with Heterhelus beetle larvae, allowing their survival too. This interaction changes how scientists understand the balance between plants and their pollinating insects."
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