Evolution and Systematics
Functional Adaptations
Functional adaptation
Tongue gathers nectar and pollen: fruit bats
"Macroglossus means simply big-tongues and the bats that carry that name have a tongue as long as their body with a brush-like surface that enables them to scoop up nectar and pollen in great quantities." (Attenborough 1995:122)
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The long tongues of some fruit bats efficiently scoop up nectar and pollen using brush-like papillae covering the tongues' surface.
"Macroglossus means simply big-tongues and the bats that carry that name have a tongue as long as their body with a brush-like surface that enables them to scoop up nectar and pollen in great quantities." (Attenborough 1995:122)
Learn more about this functional adaptation.
- Attenborough, D. 1995. The Private Life of Plants: A Natural History of Plant Behavior. London: BBC Books. 320 p.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Macroglossus cf. minimus
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Macroglossus
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Macroglossus is a genus of megabats (family Pteropodidae) found in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. It has two species:
Genus Macroglossus
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