2020.07.04

另類揠苗助長—熊蜂螫葉催花開

適應變化的環境，是生物保命和繁衍的基本準則。人類的科技進展，說穿了就是對環境適應一再加工的表現，其中的認知成份是其他動物所缺乏的。但這並不表示，其他動物對環境變化的適應型態就一定簡單。

(SOURCE: A bumblebee (Bombus terrestris ) worker damaging a plant leaf. Bee-inflicted leaf damage leads to accelerated flowering. (Photo by Hannier Pulido, courtesy of the De Moraes and Mescher Laboratories.))

(SOURCE: A bumblebee (Bombus terrestris ) worker damaging a plant leaf. Bee-inflicted leaf damage leads to accelerated flowering. (Photo by Hannier Pulido, courtesy of the De Moraes and Mescher Laboratories.))

© SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, A DIVISION OF NATURE AMERICA, INC.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.