a: stigma ~
b: upside down umbrella
What:
"The stigma is like an upside down umbrella and forms the floor upon which the pollinator walks when it enters the flower. Insects bringing pollen from other pitcher-plants deposit it on the sticky floor of the stigma as they bumble about inside the flower, thus cross-pollinating the plant."
Useful?
Writer: Jim McCormac
LCC:
Where:
Date: Jan 15 2017 7:16 PM
# 10738 Critique Analogy