Thursday, September 6, 2012

Lloyd: mutualism


Both organism benefit from this interaction, the daisy(Bellis perennis) has its pollen taken away to be carried onto late flowers that the bee collects from; therefore pollinating the other flowers, and allowing the daisy species' gene to be passed on to future generations. The bee(Apis mellifera) benefits, because its objective is to collect pollen and this flower allows it to do just that.
location:42.240868,-71.621884

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