I love David Attenborough

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Static electricity …I’m gonna look that up sounds interesting. Thankx.

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Here’s the link to the article. Amazing read.

ttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240723204731.htm

 

[digitS']

Butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen without contact

Butterflies and moths collect so much static electricity whilst in flight, that pollen grains from flowers can be pulled by static electricity across air gaps of several millimeters or centimeters.

www.sciencedaily.com

 

[flowerbug]

so while us humans say, "Don't give me no static!" the butterflies are saying, "Give me all your static please!" (or even peas)...

 

[digitS']

@flowerbug , I’m ..

. shocked that you would say that!

 

[AMKuska]

This is amazing!! I had no idea!

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Good info..

 

[SPedigrees]

I was just thinking about this video, and wondering if the deer netting I've covered my squash plants with might be interfering with this electric signal. My squash do have blossoms and I've witnessed at least one bee visiting a blossom inside the netting, but it seems these flowers are less than they should be and slow to produce squashes.

 

[flowerbug]

@flowerbug , I’m ..

. shocked that you would say that!

pull my antenna...

 

[flowerbug]

I was just thinking about this video, and wondering if the deer netting I've covered my squash plants with might be interfering with this electric signal. My squash do have blossoms and I've witnessed at least one bee visiting a blossom inside the netting, but it seems these flowers are less than they should be and slow to produce squashes.

you won't have a very good crop of squash if plenty of bees can't get at the flowers. multiple visits by many bees is what makes for nice fruits and seeds...