Indeed, when the scientists collected arthropods from 1,457 wild A. microstoma plants, coffin flies were found to be the only species that was carrying pollen within the flowers.

"Many Aristolochia species are known to attract flies with floral scents, for example mimicking the smell of carrion or feces of mammals, decaying plants, or fungi," lead author Thomas Rupp, a ...

Some of these flies are also “generalists,” meaning they will flit to many different flowers, which makes pollination less likely. You need two or more of the same flower species to make a seed.

They were. “Several large and common species seem to visit both carrion and flowers,” says Finch. Of those, one looked more promising than the others: the oriental latrine fly.

Answering that, or starting to, is the goal of BioSCAN, the National History Museum’s research initiative that launched in 2012. Short for Biodiversity Science: City and Nature, BioSCAN is run by ...

Lantern flies, an invasive species that has caused havoc across the United States, are now in the Upstate area of South Carolina. "This one moves a lot, breeds a lot, makes a lot of babies, eats a lot ...

Multiple New Species Of Fruit Flies With Overlapping Niches Discovered Date: May 21, 2008 Source: Cornell College Summary: Evidence of physically similar species hidden within plant tissues ...

Life Flies undertake epic migrations that may be vital for pollination Migrating flies can carry pollen hundreds or thousands of kilometres, and this could help plants adapt to climate change By ...