🌺🥤Trait matching affects the probability of nectar robbing in plant–pollinator networks

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The Hole Truth: Why Do Bumble Bees Rob Flowers More Than Once? Primary nectar-robbers feed through holes they make in flowers, often bypassing the plant’s reproductive organs in the process. In many robbed plants, multiple holes are made in a single flower. Why a...

New paper, with Judie Bronstein and Becky Irwin, looking at #NectarRobbing from the insect perspective. We ask why nectar robbers will make a new hole in a flower that already has been robbed. www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13...

#2020dailydrawing inspired and encouraged by @DrRJWarren. Comfrey. Today inspiration waned, and you can see that in the result. I have idea's but need time... #nectarrobbing #Watercolour #ink #plants