pollinator
Sign in to saveAlso known as pollinator species, pollinating species, pollinating animal, pollinators
thumb|250px|A syrphid fly (Eristalinus taeniops) pollinating a [[common hawkweed]] thumb|250px|A Andrena|mining bee (Andrena lonicerae) pollinating a [[honeysuckle (Lonicera gracilipes).]]
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Background
- Types of pollinators
- Insects
- Bees
- Butterflies and moths
- Flies
- Other insects
- Other invertebrates
- Vertebrates
- Floral and non-floral resources
- Pollinator population declines and conservation
- Pesticide usage
- Strategy
- North America
- Europe
- South America
- Global
- Structure of plant-pollinator networks
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|250px|A syrphid fly (Eristalinus taeniops) pollinating a [[common hawkweed]] thumb|250px|A Andrena|mining bee (Andrena lonicerae) pollinating a [[honeysuckle (Lonicera gracilipes).]]
A pollinator is an animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower. This helps to bring about fertilization of the ovules in the flower by the male gametes from the pollen grains.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “pollinator” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.