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#Predator versus #prey.
#Pollinator and the #pollinated.
#Parasites versus #hosts.
#symbionts and #vectors
See #nature through the lens of 20 million #biotic relationships in #gaiaeco
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#Cacti #growing #wild on the side of the #street in #IlQajjenza on the #southcoast of #Malta. The #dry and #warm #weather allow these #plants to spread and the #wildlife allow the #cactus #flowers to be #pollinated #flowerphotography #streetphotography #photography
![A wild Passiflora lutea vine was being pollinated by a Protandrena (Anthemurgus) passiflorae (the passionflower bee) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025.
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Protandrena (Anthemurgus) passiflorae (the passionflower bee) is a small (7.5-8.5 mm long) black bee that occurs from central Texas to North Carolina and north to Illinois.[1] Females of this solitary bee use collected nectar and pollen to feed larvae located in nests constructed in the ground (through mass provisioning). This uncommon bee is unusual for two reasons: first, the only known pollen host is a single species—the yellow passionflower (Passiflora lutea) (such specialization is called oligolecty); second, because of its size and foraging habits, the passionflower bee is thought to contribute little or nothing toward the pollination of its host plant.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligolecty "The term oligolecty is used in pollination ecology to refer to bees that exhibit a narrow, specialized preference for pollen sources, typically to a single family or genus of flowering plants."
More about this plant is at https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=palu2 Passiflora lutea](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2v3u3ai3skklfeeqkqfb4qri/bafkreifbzxnhhxno6ue6ez2cwr7rcgheesn4s22ea74gxwsotwdknsyp7i)
A wild Passiflora lutea vine was being pollinated by a Protandrena (Anthemurgus) passiflorae (the passionflower bee) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthemurgus " Protandrena (Anthemurgus) passiflorae (the passionflower bee) is a small (7.5-8.5 mm long) black bee that occurs from central Texas to North Carolina and north to Illinois.[1] Females of this solitary bee use collected nectar and pollen to feed larvae located in nests constructed in the ground (through mass provisioning). This uncommon bee is unusual for two reasons: first, the only known pollen host is a single species—the yellow passionflower (Passiflora lutea) (such specialization is called oligolecty); second, because of its size and foraging habits, the passionflower bee is thought to contribute little or nothing toward the pollination of its host plant. " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligolecty "The term oligolecty is used in pollination ecology to refer to bees that exhibit a narrow, specialized preference for pollen sources, typically to a single family or genus of flowering plants." More about this plant is at https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=palu2 Passiflora lutea
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#Passiflora lutea #pollinated by Protandrena (Anthemurgus) passiflorae (the #passionflower #bee) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US on Aug. 6, 2025
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Morning heavily #pollinated #Bee on a #Coneflower in my #Philly #Garden .⛅ #FloralFriday #FlowersOnFriday #BloonScroll #macro #photography #nature #insects #dailyphoto #eastcoastkin #SmallWonders
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My early #botanicaltuesday post
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🧪 #Haskap is an unusual #honeysuckle that requires two #flowers to be #pollinated by #bees to yield a single, well-developed or marketable fruit (i.e., two #berries inside each Haskap fruit), which is not the usual case for honeysuckle (see pink flowers). It was a very cool #crop plant to study!
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#Cacti #growing #wild on the side of the #street in #IlQajjenza on the #southcoast of #Malta. The #dry and #warm #weather allow these #plants to spread and the #wildlife allow the #cactus #flowers to be #pollinated #flowerphotography #streetphotography #photography
#Flowers are tubular at the base with five broad lobes. Flowers can be white to red, most common color a light orange. They are honey plants #pollinated by #bees & #hummingbirds. Important host plant for the larvae of the variable #checkerspot #butterfly (#Euphydryas #chalcedona)
Some of our #favorite #pollinated #foods are coffee, chocolate, and blueberries! #pollinatorchat
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