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Please tell me some examples of Insect-pollinated flowers/plants.

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Insect-pollinated flowers:

  1. Majority of flowering plants use insects as pollinating agents and these types of flowers are called insect-pollinated flowers.
  2. Insect pollinated flowers are large colourful and attractive.

Examples of insect-pollinated flowers:

  1. Flowers of papaya are pollinated by insects like Honey bees, thrips, large sphinx moths, Moths, and Butterflies.
  2. Pollinating agents of safflower and chesnut include honey bees and solitary bees.
  3. Flowers of caraway are pollinated by honey bees, solitary bees and many flies.

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