http://www.huliq.com/tags/garden-plants The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.huliq.com/24590/plants-recognize-their-siblings The next time you venture into your garden armed with <strong>plants</strong>, consider who you place next to whom. It turns out that the docile garden plant isn't as passive as widely assumed, at least not with strangers. Researchers at McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when forced to share their pot with strangers of the same species, but they're accommodating when potted with their siblings. http://www.huliq.com/24590/plants-recognize-their-siblings#comments Science garden plants plant biology plants siblings Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:51:43 -0500 harminka 24590 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/17196/detecting-poisons-in-nectar-is-an-odour-ous-task-for-honeybees Though many spring flowers have bright advertisements offering sweet rewards to <strong>honeybees</strong>, some common flowers have not-so-sweet or even toxic nectars. Why plants would try to poison the honeybees they wish to attract is a scientific mystery. The honeybee, which accounts for the pollination of at least 1/3 of the world's crop plants, may encounter such poisoned nectar in common crop and garden plants such as Rhododendrons and almond trees. http://www.huliq.com/17196/detecting-poisons-in-nectar-is-an-odour-ous-task-for-honeybees#comments Science eating toxins garden plants honeybees spring flowers toxic nectars Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:37:29 -0500 harminka 17196 at http://www.huliq.com