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2026-04-26 20:30 UTC
@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
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@amostart@mastoart.social 2026-04-26 21:51
@elaterite@mastoart.social @msbellows@c.im to add, having lived in Arizona for the last 5 years or so, there's always something in bloom! Even in the middle of the summer. So I'm hopeful the bats and other pollinators have a pretty constant supply of flowers to feed on. The saguaro flowers also seem to be very popular among the bees!