| This moth, therefore, is a commensal in some populations and a mutualist in others, depending on the local assemblage of pollinator species. |
| For this reason, pollination can often fail and the seed not set, due to the fact that the specific pollinator has not visited the plant. |
| It was difficult to determine the duration of the staminate and pistillate phases in L. spicata because of pollinator activity. |
| As the pollinator pushes back the brush-like hairs, the valve opens releasing the pollen onto the back of the pollinator. |
| Perhaps the reason is that social bees, which are largely opportunistic, dominate pollinator faunas in northern regions. |
| Even so, approximately one-third of orchid species have evolved pollination mechanisms whereby the pollinator receives no reward whatsoever. |
