Flower also knows 'waving guests'

Not only are they charming with colors, the flowers also know "waving" insects flying over to pollinate them.

Sea campion flowers swing by the wind to "trap" insects to pollinate. (Photo: sjc-photography)

The recent discovery by the scientists explains why many flowers flutter in the breeze and reveal a trick to attract pollinators that are not known until now.

John Warren from Aberystwyth University (England) found this when studying the familiar wildflower also known as the sea campion on the west coast of Wales. He and his colleagues observed 300 flowers at different times, measured their movement in the wind, the level of insects visited and how long it took, as well as the number of seeds that the flower produced.

Warren realizes that fluttering flowers often attract more insects and also produce more seeds. They also entice more types of incoming insects than standing flowers.

"Only the flowers that sway in moderation are successful in creating seeds. The flowers are so short and the body is so thick that it is difficult to swing and is less attractive, and the wobbly flowers are too strong to make the con they stay away, because they can't stay strong , " Warren said.

For years, biologists have known that flowers use colors, fragrances, wing shapes and chalk to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies. However, no one has ever seriously considered whether the wobbly behavior in the wind is an "inviting" signal .