Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 70, 1 by mellielong
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mellielong wrote: And when he pulls out you can see the pollen stuck to the proboscis. Zebra Longwings excrete an enzyme that breaks the pollen down to a liquid which they can then slurp up with their proboscis. That added nutrition is the reason they live so long (6-9 months). |