The bees of the seas: how some crustaceans “pollinate” seaweed - ZME Science

So the next time you and your kids decide to have the talk, it could be the birds and the bees and…the crustaceans?

In a new study published in Science, researchers describe that the tiny crustacean Idotea balthica ‘pollinates’ a particular type of seaweed; the first observation of an animal fertilizing algae. Th… [+3317 chars]

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