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The beautiful tricks of flowers

Jonathan Drori · TED

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In this visually dazzling talk, Jonathan Drori shows the extraordinary ways flowering plants -- over a quarter million species -- have evolved to attract insects to spread their pollen: growing 'landing-strips' to guide the insects in, shining in ultraviolet, building elaborate traps, and even mimicking other insects in heat.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDSalon London Spring 2011
Speaker
Jonathan Drori
Year
2011
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Earth and environment
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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