Sentence examples for feed on nectar from inspiring English sources

Similarly, hummingbirds, social bees such as honeybees, and other species that feed on nectar (nectarivores) and have life spans longer than the flowering time of one plant species have mutualistic relationships with a succession of pollinating species in order to survive.

The males feed on nectar, honeydew, and plant sap.

Many honeycreepers feed on nectar, and some are called sugarbirds.

Adult wasps may feed on nectar and, in some species, on the secretions produced by larvae.

At the Hummingbird Gallery at Newton's home, dozens of the tiny creatures feed on nectar, wings a-blur.

Mosquitoes also feed on nectar, but they tend not to preurinate when they eat lower-temperature, sugar-based meals.

Male Exaerete, like euglossine males in general, do not occupy a nest during adulthood, but they share a nocturnal resting site, and diurnal perching or display sites for courtship, with other males during some portion of their life; they feed on nectar-producing flowers and most visit orchid flowers for fragrances [25], [32], [33].

Seven of the 13 species are insectivores, four can be considered frugivores, one species feeds on nectar and another on fish.

In one isolated study, they were observed feeding on nectar from eucalypt flowers.

Honeyeaters go about in pairs or in small flocks, feeding on nectar, insects, and fruit.

The monarchs begin to return north in the spring, feeding on nectar along the way.