
Inspiration for Human
pollinators
“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly. ”
— Buckminster Fuller

Having Humilty…
It actually takes four successive generations of Monarchs to complete their migration...

Effort vs Ease…
Brown rats are renowned for feasting on garbage in cities around the world. But in Colombia, these same rats have inadvertently become the primary urban pollinator for...

Practicing Patience…
The tequila industry harvests agave before it blooms and produces the nectar necessary to support these pollinators. The result has been a devastating loss of lesser long-nosed bats.

Finding Purpose…
A giant hawk moth with a proboscis long enough to suck nectar from the bottom of the orchid’s tube was discovered; the earliest evidence of co-evolution.

Spreading love…
A type of lotus in the Ivory Coast has evolved to attract a species of rhino beetle which pollinates the plant by copulating in its flowers.