We hypothesize that flower mites may use the electrostatic attraction between the mite and the hummingbird’s beak to aid transportation. Here a flower mite is attracted to an electrode charged ...

Mites who hitchhike on the beaks of hummingbirds use a surprising method to help them on their journey: electricity. These hummingbird flower mites feed on nectar and live within specific flowers ...

Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers. By Douglas Main Flower mites spend their lives slurping nectar and ...

More information: Carlos García-Robledo et al, Electric transportation and electroreception in hummingbird flower mites, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas ...

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The asexual oribatid mites produce their female offspring from unfertilized eggs without males. Males are absent or extremely rare and do not contribute to the gene pool. Depending on the ...

A rare flower with a pungent odour that has been likened to decaying flesh, rotten eggs and sewage has bloomed in Australia - the third such flowering in recent months. The corpse flower ...

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A giant foul-smelling flower that has become an unlikely internet darling has finally begun to bloom - and its rotting flesh-like odour has not been enough to deter its many fans. The corpse ...