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thumb|upright=1.25|Diagram illustrating the process of pollination thumb|upright=1.25|Female carpenter bee with pollen collected from a [[night-blooming cereus]]Pollination is the transfer of pollen from an anther of a plant to the stigma of a plant, later enabling fertilisation and the production of seeds. Pollinating agents can be animals such as insects, for example bees, beetles or butterflies; birds, and bats; water; wind; and even plants themselves. Pollinating animals travel from plant to plant carrying pollen on their bodies in a vital interaction that allows the transfer of genetic ma