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But a bumblebee with a long proboscis can also exploit shallow flowers, and, to some extent, a bumblebee with a short proboscis can exploit deep flowers, if corollas are not too deep (although they will still leave some nectar behind).
to collect pollen when hummingbirds visits are frequent, while bumblebee (
He picked her up clad head to toe in the school colors of black and gold, looking like a giant bumblebee.
Even a "semi-spontaneous tribute to Muhammad Ali couldn't rescue the festivities," says Brian Lowry of the Los Angeles Times . Redeeming features included the return of master of ceremonies Billy Crystal and his "repeated relief from the pretentiousness of presenters" (Tom Shales, the Washington Post ); Jessica Yu's crack that her evening's outfit cost more than her Oscar-winning documentary; and David Helfgott's performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee . (See "The Week/The Spin" for more on the results.)
Indeed, when one bumblebee type is experimentally removed, the other one is seen to exploit both deep and shallow flowers (Inouye 1978).