Just another pollination game.
This plant is Crithmum maritimum (Asteraceae), and grows in rocky shores. In most places it is pollinated by flies and bees, like any respected member of the family (botanical of course). In some place it is pollinated by an unexpected creature. Would you guess which one?
(Answer next month, after BGR has gone :)
More pixes of the species here.
Well, the nature of the question implies something more unusual than other groups of insects, so we must be talking vertebrates. The plants are too small-flowered to be bothered with by birds or bats, so maybe some small terrestrial vertebrate?
Okay, a Google search using “Crithmum maritimum pollination” produced this pdf, so I’ll presume the answer contained therein is what you’re looking for.
Well, I was going to guess amphipods just because they’re a good size and they’re crustaceans, not insects, but Ted did his homework. Neat question.
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