Pollen: Darwin’s 130-Year Prediction

Darcy Pattison

Categories: Conservation & Natural Resources , History , Plants , Science , Washington County Library

Pollen: Darwin's 130-Year Prediction book
Pollen book internal spread

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How long does it take for science to find an answer to a problem? On January 25, 1862, naturalist Charles Darwin received a box of orchids. One flower, the Madagascar star orchid, fascinated him. It had an 11.5″ nectary, the place where flowers make nectar, the sweet liquid that insects and birds eat. How, he wondered, did insects pollinate the orchid? It took 130 years to find the answer.

 

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