Biology, Environment, Nature

Study of pollen grains from honey and flower using foldscope

Posted by Punarbasu on
Pollen of honey sample collected from mangrove forest of Indian Sundarban
Pollen grains isolated from honey collected from North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Pollen grains isolated from honey collected from Koikhali, Sundarban, West Bengal
Pollen grains isolated from honey collected from Baithabhati, Sundarban, West Bengal
Pollen grains isolated from honey collected from West Medinipur, Shatal, West Bengal
Pollen grains isolated from honey collected from South Dinajpur, West Bengal
Pollen grains isolated from honey collected from East Midnapur, West Bengal
Pollen grains isolated from honey collected from Howrah, West Bengal
Pollen grains isolated from honey collected from mangrove forest of Sundarban
Pollen grains of honey sample collected from Sikkim, India
Gossypium herbaceum
Gossypium herbaceum
Pollen grains of Solanum lycopersicum
Pollen grains of Tagetes sp.
Indian marigold flower
Pollen grains of Dendropthoe falcata
Pollen grains of Acanthus ilicifolius
Pollen grains of Carica papaya
Pollen grains of Thespesia populnea

6 Comments Add yours

  1. laksiyer says:
    May 8, 2018 at 8:00 am

    @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!!

  2. Ronak Hati says:
    May 8, 2018 at 8:27 am

    The second one is amazing!!!

  3. Manu Prakash says:
    May 8, 2018 at 10:49 am

    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

    1. laksiyer says:
      May 8, 2018 at 7:25 pm

      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?

  4. Cristina says:
    May 8, 2018 at 1:47 pm

    Wow!!! Amazing images!!! They are so neat! Last one’s spines are really beautiful! Is there any special technique to get such accurate shots?

  5. edurafi says:
    May 6, 2019 at 1:24 am

    Beautiful post, pictures are so crisp. I too wanted to try and see the pollen in honey but didn’t do it yet, now I’ll go and do it and post.

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