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And the love in the air ... Photographer Martin Oeggerli (14 photos - 4,62. Mb)

Hidden in the folded surface of the stigma of the flower Viburnum (Viburnum tinus), pollen particles (gray), arrived from neighboring flowers, swollen from moisture. From one of them (center) is already growing tube through which semen will be supplied. Pollen from plants of other species (yellow and green) got here by mistake, the genetic mechanism of protection would not allow her to participate in fertilization. (Martin Oeggerli)

The particles of pollen geranium up a few thousandths of a millimeter, but the grand romantic adventure. Only a few pollen grains of gold of the dozens that have made it safely to the stigma of the flower geranium (Geranium phaeum), will participate in fertilization. (Martin Oeggerli)

Due to the winding surface of the pollen of quince (Chaenomeles), moisture is absorbed faster when the pollen grain reaching a flower. "The faster wetting, faster pollen tube is formed, - explains the Swiss photographer Martin Oggerli, researcher at the University Hospital of Basel. - It is very important for fertilization. " (Martin Oeggerli)

Thanks to special thorns, pollen Indian mallow (Abutilon pictum) can be moved on the feathers of birds. (Martin Oeggerli)

Folded structure allows pollen bromeliads (Tillandsia maxima) of the dry and shrink swell from moisture, does not crash. (Martin Oeggerli)

Pollen flycatchers (Dionaea muscipula) to more than 15 times larger than the pollen of forget-me: thus, a direct correlation between the size of the flower and the pollen grains do not. (Martin Oeggerli)

Pollen silk acacia (Albizia julibrissin) are also more than 15 times larger than the pollen of me-nots. (Martin Oeggerli)

The yellow-green dust, which often overwhelms the machine - pine pollen of the family. But it is a seed landed on insect eggs. The seed moves through the air in just such ordinary-looking "balloons." Wind-blown pollen - a real problem for allergy sufferers, especially in those parts of the world, where she covers the ground for millions of years. (Martin Oeggerli)

Sticky pollen levkofilluma (family Proteaceae) is transferred to the animals. (Martin Oeggerli)

Pollen can be of different shapes and sizes. A particle of pollen of a flower pumpkin (center) - the thickness of a dollar bill. For comparison, a grain in the lower right corner - forget-me-pollen. (Martin Oeggerli)

Seed of the flower of willow (Salix caprea) has not reached its goal. Stuck between the petals, it will die. Part of the rise of pollen in the air, when the willow leaves in the spring zakolyshutsya wind, and some particles will bring on a bee. (Martin Oeggerli)

Protein-rich pollen of white clover (Trifolium repens) - a favorite dish of bees, along with its nectar. (Martin Oeggerli)

Pollen of Japanese krinuma around long flashy petals attract insect vectors. Some transformation of pollen grains is quite understandable. Others are still unclear and require further study. (Martin Oeggerli)

Pollen grains of me-nots (Myosotis sylvatica) - one of the smallest in the world, wide, they do not exceed five thousandths of a millimeter.  (Martin Oeggerli)

  Author: Martin Oeggerli
  Source: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/12/pollen/oeggerli-photography
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