Sexually deceived flies not hopelessly dumb
Pollinators become wary after being tricked into attempting mating with a plant
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FOOL ME ONCE A raised lump of plant tissue (left) growing on the petal of a South African daisy can trick a male bee fly into mating attempts that dust him with pollen — and may, new tests suggest, make him a little wiser.
AG Ellis