# The beautiful tricks of flowers

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSalon London Spring 2011
- Speaker: Jonathan Drori
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_drori_the_beautiful_tricks_of_flowers)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Adult profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [The beautiful tricks of flowers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jonathan_drori_the_beautiful_tricks_of_flowers/e4d4315d70fd), 14 min (TED's player)