Organism
Pollinators
TL;DR
This mutualistic co-evolution benefits both parties: plants reproduce via pollination, pollinators obtain food.
Co-evolved with flowering plants, developing sensory abilities (color vision, scent detection), specialized mouthparts (long tongues for tubular flowers, pollen baskets), and learned behaviors (flower constancy - visiting one plant species per foraging bout). This mutualistic co-evolution benefits both parties: plants reproduce via pollination, pollinators obtain food.
Notable Traits of Pollinators
- Color vision for flower detection
- Specialized mouthparts
- Flower constancy behavior