Only flowering plants are pollinated by bees and even then not all of them. Ferns evolved before flowers existed so of course they need a different way to breed.
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Flowering plants first evolved in the late Cretaceous. Ferns are old. Ferns are really old. They aren’t fertilized by insects
That's extremely interesting!
Does this mean it's off-topic for Mildly Interesting?
yes. this is TIL.
So basically they're just throwing horny Michael Phelpses (Michaels Phelp?) all around the place? I approve.
Awesome.
I do too, but no one finds that interesting