Not so Simple. Apis cerana, Asian Honeybee, on Mexican Petunia, Ruellia simplex, KLCC Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nature, as we all know, is far from simple. Just a few instances here in this photo. One, this beautiful purple Ruellia hails originally from Mexico; and yet during the last century it's been naturalised all over the tropical world, also in Kuala Lumpur and environs. In this case, apparently, naturalisation is simple. And also - different often from those in human worlds - this exotic is nurtured carefully; here in park borders far from Mexico. Two, our Asian Honeybee seems to have no problem at all in her symbiotic relationship with North American Ruellia. Three, pollination might seem to be a simple process... but just think how many factors come into its success. I watched these Bees for a bit and noticed that it was only very occasionally that their pollen-laden backs touched the Flower's pistil. The pay-load seemed very low indeed. And yet Nature 'works'.
Not so Simple. Apis cerana, Asian Honeybee, on Mexican Petunia, Ruellia simplex, KLCC Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nature, as we all know, is far from simple. Just a few instances here in this photo. One, this beautiful purple Ruellia hails originally from Mexico; and yet during the last century it's been naturalised all over the tropical world, also in Kuala Lumpur and environs. In this case, apparently, naturalisation is simple. And also - different often from those in human worlds - this exotic is nurtured carefully; here in park borders far from Mexico. Two, our Asian Honeybee seems to have no problem at all in her symbiotic relationship with North American Ruellia. Three, pollination might seem to be a simple process... but just think how many factors come into its success. I watched these Bees for a bit and noticed that it was only very occasionally that their pollen-laden backs touched the Flower's pistil. The pay-load seemed very low indeed. And yet Nature 'works'.