by Cristian Solari
Eucera pruinosa (+) Pollination (+) Cucurbita pepo
Observation
Flying from bloom-to-bloom female squash #bees collect ~3000 bright yellow pollen grains & carry them back to their nest. This pollen load represents about 5% of their body mass. As pollen reserves in male flowers are depleted each foraging trip takes longer
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