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Image: Harlen Aschen |
Monarch butterflies rely on nectar from flowers to fuel their migration. The insects come to flowers for nectar, and the plants use the insects for help in spreading pollen from one flower to the next. Many flowers need pollen to reproduce, so insects play an important role. This monarch is covered with sticky grains of pollen. An insect that transfers pollen from flower to flower is called a pollinator, and the process is called pollination. Watch a monarch carefully as it visits a flower.
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