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Other Pollinators

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HOVERFLY
Hoverflies belong to the family Syrphidae and are among the most important insect pollinators in many ecosystems, some species migrate hundreds of miles each year.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
LADYBUG
Ladybugs are best known as pest controllers, but they do visit flowers for pollen, making them occasional but genuine pollinators in the garden.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
MOTH
Moths are especially important pollinators after dark, drawn to pale, night-blooming flowers by strong sweet scents, some plants rely almost entirely on them.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
GRUB
Many beetle pollinators begin life as grubs in the soil or rotting wood, emerging as adults just in time for the flowers to open.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About Other Pollinators

Not every pollinator wears stripes and lives in a hive. The hoverfly, with its wasp-like markings, hangs motionless above a flower before dropping in for a sip of nectar, a master of stillness in a buzzing garden. Beetles were pollinating blossoms long before honeybees arrived on the scene, drawn in by heavy perfume and the promise of a meal. Even the common wasp, so often shooed away from a summer picnic, visits hundreds of open flowers on a warm afternoon, dusting its legs with pollen at every stop.

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