Pollen of honey sample collected from mangrove forest of Indian SundarbanPollen grains of Dendropthae falcataPollen grains of Acanthus ilicifoliusPollen grains of Carica papayaPollen grains of Thespesia populnea
@punarbasu. These are some of the best pollen pictures I have ever seen with a foldscope. If you dont mind, could I put them into the pollen database that we collect on our website? https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=4186
Your name will of course be there. I normally collect the flower petal and put up an image too, but I will take these any day and you can either send me pictures of the tree/flower or I could just find them from the internet. I particularly like the Dendropthae falcata pollen. What an unusual shape for a pollen!!
Stunning shots. Absolutely beautiful. What a delight to see this..
While looking at these pictures – I questions popped in my head – why are so many pollen “yellow” – anyone knows? Why not “red or blue”.. maybe they are – but commonly I see yellow.
Thats a great question @Manu. I suspect many aspects of pollen biology are determined by their carriers such as insects, wind. I wonder if the color might be more a protection against UV? Have to see if anyone has studied this?
@punarbasu. These are some of the best pollen pictures I have ever seen with a foldscope. If you dont mind, could I put them into the pollen database that we collect on our website? https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=4186
Your name will of course be there. I normally collect the flower petal and put up an image too, but I will take these any day and you can either send me pictures of the tree/flower or I could just find them from the internet. I particularly like the Dendropthae falcata pollen. What an unusual shape for a pollen!!
The second one is amazing!!!
Stunning shots. Absolutely beautiful. What a delight to see this..
While looking at these pictures – I questions popped in my head – why are so many pollen “yellow” – anyone knows? Why not “red or blue”.. maybe they are – but commonly I see yellow.
@Laks: any insights?
cheers
manu
Thats a great question @Manu. I suspect many aspects of pollen biology are determined by their carriers such as insects, wind. I wonder if the color might be more a protection against UV? Have to see if anyone has studied this?
Wow!!! Amazing images!!! They are so neat! Last one’s spines are really beautiful! Is there any special technique to get such accurate shots?