The top of this flower where the sweet nectar is produced.

这朵花的顶端盛开着甜美的花蜜。

No short of pollen and nectar lovers here.

这里少不了喜欢花粉和花蜜的生物。

Unlike most bees, which are after nectar, this one is after something quite different.

跟喜欢取食花蜜的普通蜜蜂不同，这种蜜蜂追踪的东西十分不一样。

In the case of the bumblebees, scientists think playing with balls helps bees develop motor skills that they'll need later so they can find that sweet, sweet nectar they love so much because flowers could be kind of tricky.

以大黄蜂例，科学玩球有助于蜜蜂发展它们以后需要的运动技，这样它们就可以找到它们非常喜欢的甜美花蜜，因花可有点棘手。

Plants' interactions with sound are less well understood, though it is known that flowers such as evening primroses can detect the buzzing of bees and respond by producing sweeter nectar.

植物与声音的相互作用还不太清楚，尽人们知道，像月见草这样的花可以测到蜜蜂的嗡嗡声，并通过产生更甜的花蜜来回应。

Nectar robbery, in which a bumblebee carves a hole in the side of a flower as a bank robber might cut his way into a vault, was discovered by Charles Darwin.

某些花的形状发生了演化，以促进具有长的昆虫其授粉。昆虫的长到狭小道状花的深处。达尔文（Charles Darwin）最先发现熊蜂“抢劫花蜜”的行。

" Thou shouldst save some for the little friend. Sweets to the sweet, mannling, " and Mr. Bhaer offered Jo some, with a look that made her wonder if chocolate was not the nectar drunk by the gods.

“你应该给小朋友留一些。甜食给甜蜜的人，”巴尔先生给了乔一些，眼神让她怀疑巧克力不是上帝喝的花蜜。

Plants have been reported to respond to the sounds of bees, to produce sweeter nectar, and also chewing sounds of caterpillars feeding on their leaves.

据报道，植物会对蜜蜂的声音做出反应，生产更甜的花蜜，也会对毛毛虫咀嚼绿叶的声音做出反应。

But still, to reach bellflower nectar, their tongues are 50% longer than their bodies — the longest relative to body size among mammals.

但是，了采到铃兰花蜜，它们的头比身体长 50%，是哺乳动物中相对于体型最长的。

Yeah. Is that the one where the bees shake their fuzzy little butts in different directions? Or explain where to find nectar?

是的。是蜜蜂朝不同方向摇摆毛茸茸的小屁股、解释在哪里可以找到花蜜的舞蹈吗?

A butterfly drinks nectar from flowers. It drinks juice from fruit. A tube on its head works like a straw. Slurp!

蝴蝶会吸食花朵的花蜜。也会吸食水果的汁液。它头上的子像吸一样工作。吸溜！

Today, however, many birds have sugar-rich diets of nectar or fruit, so perceiving things as sweet is a useful attribute.

然而，今天，许多鸟类以富含糖分的花蜜或水果食，所以“感知事物是甜的”是一个有用的属性。

Well, Clem says they might be pursuing the aphids they eat southward...or maybe they're following the blooms of nectar-rich flowers.

Clem 说它们可在追随在南方吃的蚜虫，或者追赶富有花蜜丰富的植物的花期。

In addition to their role as habitats, these cacti produce more nectar and pollen than any other flowering plant species.

除了作栖息地的作用，这些仙人掌比任何其他开花植物产生更多的花蜜和花粉。

As they collect nectar to eat, pollen sticks to them and they carry it from flower to flower.

当它们采集花蜜来吃的时候，花粉会粘在它们身上，然后花粉就被它们从一朵花带到另一朵花上。

Then they all flew to the hill. There they found the blue flowers with the nice, sweet honey.

然后，他们都飞到了小山上，他们在那里发现了那种有着香甜的、上好花蜜的蓝花。

Like most moths, Baorisa hieroglyphica is a nocturnal insect that feeds mostly on the nectar of various plants.

像大多数飞蛾一样，象形文夜蛾是一种夜间活动的昆虫，主要以各种植物的花蜜食。

A swordbill's extraordinary beak, however, enables it to reach the places that others can't.

然而，刀嘴蜂鸟的喙非同一般，让它吃到其他蜂鸟无法触及的花蜜。

You see, these animals have evolved to feed on your flowers and only your flowers.

设想一下，这些动物靠吸食你的花蜜生活而且只吃这一种蜜。

This technique lets bees get at the nectar of flowers whose shapes have evolved to encourage their pollination by insects with long tongues, which can reach down narrow tubes.

熊蜂在花的一侧切开一个口，行径无异于银行强盗杀进金库。它们凭借这种本领获取狭小道状花的花蜜。