Pollination

lesser long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae

Lesser long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) pollinating Agave palmeri in Arizona. Bats are the primary pollinators of roughly 200 species of agave and cactus plants, from the southwestern U.S. to the Andes Mountains of South America and many Caribbean Islands.

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