A trio of biologists from the University of Connecticut; the Organization for Tropical Studies, in Costa Rica; and the University of Bristol, has found that hummingbird flower mites use hummingbirds to carry them from flower to flower. A trio of biologists from the University of Connecticut; the Organization for Tropical Studies, in Costa Rica; and the University of Bristol, has found that hummingbird flower mites use hummingbirds to carry them from flower to flower. Plants & Animals Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Hummingbird flower mites found to use electroreception to hitch rides on hummingbirds between flowers
