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Pollinators make a beeline for caffeine and nicotine

Bees prefer nectar containing nicotine and caffeine over nectar without these substances and researchers from the University of Haifa think this could be an evolutionary development intended, as in humans, to make the bee addicted. Researcher Ido Izhaki explained that flower nectar is primarily comprised of sugars, which provide energy for the potential pollinators. But […]

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