More Than You Want To Know Show - Pollination

KSJD

Published September 4, 2015 at 12:18 PM MDT

In this episode of the More Than You Want To Know Show, the EngiNerd exposes the SEX (in plants) behind pollination, the role that bees play in the reproduction of plants, and why it matters to you.

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