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Nectar

nectar

1. The drink of the gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring beverage.

2. (Science: botany) A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees make honey.

Origin: L, fr. Gr. A sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators.Fruit juice especially when undiluted.The sugary liquid in plants which attracts insects to bring about [[pollination.


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Re: What in the world??!?

This moth is really interesting. It has a coiled tongue that is three times the length of it's body in order to lap the nectar from the flower while hovering over it. It is not considered a pollinator because it never lands on the flower. It also comes back to the same patch of flowers ...

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by redheadache
Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:36 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: What in the world??!?
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mosquitoes

(I used Wiki to back me up because I wasn't for sure) Male and Females both feed on nectar their adult lives, but before laying eggs the female must have a blood meal. Males don't drink blood, they drink the nectar only so they survive but never have a blood meal.

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by February Beetle
Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:46 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: mosquitoes
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What is Nectar made of?

i was wrong "The various types of nectars can be ordered into three groups according to sugar content: sucrose prevalent, glucose and fructose prevalent, and equal amounts of sucrose, glucose, and fructose" You can find the full composition ...

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by MrMistery
Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:22 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: What is Nectar made of?
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What is Nectar made of?

I have not actually read this anywhere, but i am sure it must be sucrose that makes nectar sweet. Since sucrose is the glucose of plants. they use the stuff for everything. And sucrose synthase is such a key enzyme in plant metabolism.

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by MrMistery
Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:12 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: What is Nectar made of?
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What is Nectar made of?

why do I get the feeling that I'm being ignored? :( Hellllooooo!! anyone!! Please help What exactly is in Nectar ?

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by Ciwan
Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:04 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: What is Nectar made of?
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