Tag Archives: Pollination

Bees carrying leaves? What’s up with that?

Posted on September 14, 2016 by joeballenger2005

Written by Joe Ballenger Your Name: Clark Your Bug Question: I noticed a small flying insect about the size of a honey bee, fuzzy, all black flying around with a small leaf in its legs. It flew down between some … Continue reading →

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The Budding Relationship of a Midge and the Chocolate Flower

Posted on January 7, 2015 by SciBugs

Written by Nancy Miorelli Short answer – Yes,  but it’s impressive the system works at all. Where Does Chocolate Grow? Chocolate, or the Cacao plant (Theobroma cacao) grows all over the world but mainly in the tropical regions. Chocolate is grown … Continue reading →

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