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Most flowering plants have adapted to be brightly colored or havean intriguing smell to entice pollinating insects and animals (Spaethe, J., et al. ).The Marcgraviaevenia, however, relies on neither of those tactics. The Marcgravia evenia is aCuban plant that uses dish shaped leaves to attract pollinating bats by “speaking”with the bat’s echolocation. When the Marcgravia evenia vine has ripe flowers,a petal in the shape of a sonar dish develops just above the flower on thevine. This petal works as an echo beacon to help attract to the flower forpollination. Floral Acoustics:Conspicuous Echoes of a Dish-Shaped Leaf Attract Bat Pollinators, a […]