Post #2206492
2026-04-26 20:06 UTC
@amostart@mastoart.social @elaterite@mastoart.social It's interesting that there are pollinators who respond to such a fleeting opportunity. They have to make a living the rest of the year too, so what makes that particular flower so attractive for that brief time?
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@elaterite@mastoart.social 2026-04-26 20:30
@msbellows@c.im @amostart@mastoart.social "During the night the flowers are pollinated by the lesser long-nosed bat & the Mexican long-tongued bat." AZ Desert Museum "Lesser long-nosed bats feed mainly on nectar from night-blooming plants such as saguaro, organ pipe cactus, as well as century plant & other agaves. They are important pollinators of night-blooming cactus. They may also eat some cactus fruits, &, during the winter, on pollen from a range of other plants as the opportunity arises." Wikipedia