Pollinator or pollen. Female orchid bees act as pollinators, but of flowers other than orchids. Eusocial bees such as honey bees need an abundant and steady pollen source to multiply. Honey bees travel from flower to flower, collecting nectar (later converted to honey), and pollen grains. The bee collects the pollen by rubbing against the anthers. The pollen collects on the hind legs, in a structure referred to as a "pollen basket". As the bee flies from flower to flower, some of the pollen grains are transferred onto the stigma of other flowers. Nectar provides the energy for bee nutrition; pollen
Thalassia testudinum flowers open. There are two methods of pollination: hydrophily and biotic pollination. Through hydrophily, the pollen grains are carried through the water column by tides or currents and deposited upon an open pistillateflower. More recent investigation however, has uncovered active biotic pollination.Underwater video cameras have revealed that Crustacean, Polychaete, and Amphipoda swam towards open male flowers. These creatures were attracted to the seagrass’s nutritious mucilage—a carbohydrate-rich substance that houses pollen. As the invertebrates feeds on the mucilage, excess pollen grains stick to their bodies. They move from flower to flower feeding and spreading the pollen from male to female. Seeds