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Plants hear their pollinators, and produce sweet nectar in response

14 hours ago (cbc.ca)

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marojejian

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marojejian  14 hours ago

What most surprised me in this interview is, not only do plants increase sugar for 'efficient' pollinators, but:

>In contrast they respond to the sound of nectar-stealing non-pollinators by cutting back on sugar.

So there is some discrimination in their hearing.

cjbenedikt  12 hours ago

Link to study?

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