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Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
The honey bee shown in the picture above is captured fulfilling its vital role in ecosystems across the North American continent. Honey bees are excellent transporters of pollen excreted from the male part of a flower to the female part of the flower to allow fertilization to occur. The honey bees are attracted to the flowers due to the fact the honey bees use the pollen as good source of protein for their offspring. This creates a mutualistic relationship where both species benefit in one way or another from their interaction. Specifically this is a non-symbiotic mutualistic relationship. Honey bees are also in an indirect mutualistic relationship with humans due to the fact that honey bees are responsible for responsible for pollinating most of the fruiting plants that are in our every day diet. The bees still benefit from the pollen the plants produce and humans indirectly benefit through secondary consumption of the fruits of the plants the bees help fertilize.
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
The honey bee shown in the picture above is captured fulfilling its vital role in ecosystems across the North American continent. Honey bees are excellent transporters of pollen excreted from the male part of a flower to the female part of the flower to allow fertilization to occur. The honey bees are attracted to the flowers due to the fact the honey bees use the pollen as good source of protein for their offspring. This creates a mutualistic relationship where both species benefit in one way or another from their interaction. Specifically this is a non-symbiotic mutualistic relationship. Honey bees are also in an indirect mutualistic relationship with humans due to the fact that honey bees are responsible for responsible for pollinating most of the fruiting plants that are in our every day diet. The bees still benefit from the pollen the plants produce and humans indirectly benefit through secondary consumption of the fruits of the plants the bees help fertilize.