Nectar Humidity Plume (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Nectar Humidity Plume

Caption

This is an evening primrose flower as it appears to the human eye (left) and to a hawkmoth (right). if nectar is present, an invisible plume of humidity emanates from the flower, telling the moth if it warrants a visit.

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Martin von Arx

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