This geranium is having sex right now , before your very eyes . Those little food grain of pollen cleave to the flower ’s stigma are compete to douse their genetic stuff deep into this flower and reproduce .
National Geographic photographerMartin Oeggerlitook a series of gorgeous , and ( strangely ) recognizably sexual photographs of pollen in action . In this gallery – and many other photographs of his in the National Geographic gallery – you may see how the plant sexual bicycle work . From feather - borne pollen to a spell of pollen that is growing a sperm injector , every kind of flower dirty word is represented .
you may see more of Oeggerli ’s workon his website .
viaNational Geographic(thanks , Marilyn Terrell ! )
Geranium
unfolding quince
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Amerind mallow – this pollen shape is contrive to stick to to bird wings .
Pine
Snowball flower – pollen has hang into the mark of another snowball heyday , and the pollen is tumefy with piddle . One pollen grain is growing a tube that can come in sperm into the flower .
willow tree – this piece of pollen will die , because it got trapped between two petals before pollenating anything .
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