Secret Jurassic Pollinators in Your Garden

from The Secret Pollinators · host Kelly from Montana

Discover the secret Jurassic-era pollinators working your garden right now! Tumbling flower beetles have been pollinating plants for 200 million years - long before bees even existed. Learn why these rice-sized acrobats with their dramatic "tumble and launch" defense move are essential pollinators for goldenrod, asters, and sunflowers. From ancient beetle pollination history to spotting them in your own garden, this episode reveals the original pollinators hiding in plain sight.www.secretpollinators.com: #TumblingFlowerBeetles #Mordellidae #BeetlePollinators #NativePollinators #SecretPollinators #PollinatorConservation #NativeBees #WildlifeBiology #GardenEcology #Biodiversity #BeneficialInsects #PollinatorGarden #NativePlants #Goldenrod #CompositeFlowers #InsectIdentification #Cantharophily #UrbanEcology #PollinatorEducation #SaveThePollinators #BackyardNature #InsectConservation #WildlifeGardening #NaturePodcast #SciencePodcast #EcologyPodcast

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