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From the paper[0] itself: „This pollen can then be deposited on subsequently visited flowers, either by direct contact, or similarly through electrostatic attr
by _Microft 2y ago
From the paper[0] itself:
„This pollen can then be deposited on subsequently visited flowers, either by direct contact, or similarly through electrostatic attraction, because the pollen can equalize to the potential of the pollinator, and will then experience an attractive force towards the electric field of the flower. Experimental evidence demonstrates this bidirectional electrostatic pollen transfer.“
[0] https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2024.0156 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2024.015...
- fao_ 2y agoAhh, another case of "people on hacker news should read the article", I see! :) (i am guilty of this too lol)