Flowers bribe with an invitation to dine

Many flowers produce nectar as a #sugary liquid treat. #Protein-rich pollen is an even better food source. Most plants produce ample pollen to ensure enough is leftover to #fertilize other flowers after pollinators bave eaten their fill.

#FactCheck:

Yes, #Mississippi #Lawmaker Introduced '#Contraception Begins at #Erection' Act

The bill would prohibit #men from having #sex or #masturbating unless they intend to #fertilize an #embryo, with a couple exceptions.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abortion-contraception-erection-act/

A Hidden Underwater Resource Is Worth Way More Than Expected, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert

#Kelp #Forests provide food and homes for much of our coastal seafood.

We also #eat the kelp itself, use it to #fertilize crops, add it to #medicines and #skincare, and #breathe the oxygen it produces.

Yet kelp forests are in a #catastrophic #decline, and we don't fully understand the extent, let alone the value, of what we're losing.

"For the first time, we have the figures to demonstrate the considerable commercial value of our global kelp forests," says University of New South Wales marine ecologist Aaron Eger.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-hidden-underwater-resource-is-worth-way-more-than-expected-study-reveals

That #tree , long dead, was full of #life .
#Insects will continue to eat the tree up, while #woodpeckers & other insects hunt them. The #nutrients collected in the #DeadWood will #feed the insects & then the #birds . #Raccoons will likely use it as a highway as they walk to the pond. Other predators will sit there & watch the grass below for movement. What’s left of the #log will sink into the mud & #fertilize the grasses of the field.
https://www.timesobserver.com/sports/outdoor/2023/03/trees-serve-nature-even-in-death

#forests #ecosystems #biodiversity