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Scientists Find Plants Use Caffeine to Attract Bees

03/07/2013

Flying Honeybee

According to research recently published in in the journal, humans aren't the only creatures who get a good buzz from caffeine. It turns out that plants produce caffeine-laced nectar to attract honeybees and to keep the insects keep coming back for more. The psychoactive drug enables organisms rooted to the ground to influence the behavior of their moving pollinators....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/scientists-find-plants-use-caffeine-to-attract-bees/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Honeybee Hive

According to research recently published in in the journal, humans aren't the only creatures who get a good buzz from caffeine. It turns out that plants produce caffeine-laced nectar to attract honeybees and to keep the insects keep coming back for more. The psychoactive drug enables organisms rooted to the ground to influence the behavior of their moving pollinators....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/scientists-find-plants-use-caffeine-to-attract-bees/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Flying Honeybee

According to research recently published in in the journal, humans aren't the only creatures who get a good buzz from caffeine. It turns out that plants produce caffeine-laced nectar to attract honeybees and to keep the insects keep coming back for more. The psychoactive drug enables organisms rooted to the ground to influence the behavior of their moving pollinators....

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