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Butterflies, Flowers ( Japanese: 蝶よ花よ, Hepburn: Chō yo Hana yo) is a manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Yoshihara, serialized in Petit Comic and published by Shogakukan in bound volumes between 2006 and 2009. [2] [3] It is about a young woman, Choko, whose family lost their money, and her entry into the office lady workforce ...
Hummingbirds and ornithophilous (bird-pollinated) flowers have evolved a mutualistic relationship. The flowers have nectar suited to the birds' diet, their color suits the birds' vision and their shape fits that of the birds' bills. The blooming times of the flowers have also been found to coincide with hummingbirds' breeding seasons.
Plants fall into pollination syndromes that reflect the type of pollinator being attracted. These are characteristics such as: overall flower size, the depth and width of the corolla, the color (including patterns called nectar guides that are visible only in ultraviolet light), the scent, amount of nectar, composition of nectar, etc. [2] For example, birds visit red flowers with long, narrow ...
The butterfly is attracted to the flower by its fragrance, especially at night. When it approaches the flower, it unrolls its proboscis and inserts it into a crevice of the rostellum leading to the spur. Once it has finished releasing nectar from the base of the spur, it lifts its head while removing the proboscis from the spur.
Canna Lily. These handsome flowers have huge, banana-plant-type leaves and large blooms. Cannas come in every color imaginable, including bright orange and orange-red. In zones 6 and colder, dig ...
Butterfly evolution is the origin and diversification of butterflies through geologic time and over a large portion of the Earth's surface. The earliest known butterfly fossils are from the mid Eocene epoch, between 40-50 million years ago. [1] [dubious – discuss] Their development is closely linked to the evolution of flowering plants, since ...
Pollination syndrome. Pollination syndromes are suites of flower traits that have evolved in response to natural selection imposed by different pollen vectors, which can be abiotic (wind and water) or biotic, such as birds, bees, flies, and so forth through a process called pollinator-mediated selection. [1] [page needed] [2] [page needed ...
The bees get their nutrients from the plants, and allow for successful fertilization of plants, demonstrating a mutualistic relationship between two seemingly-unlike species. [ 10 ] Mutualism has also been linked to major evolutionary events, such as the evolution of the eukaryotic cell ( symbiogenesis ) and the colonization of land by plants ...