POLLEN - EXACTLY WHAT IS THAT STUFF OUT THERE ANYWAY?
from Google
pol·len
ˈpälən/
noun
noun: pollen; plural noun: pollens

1. a fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone. Each grain contains a male gamete that can fertilize the female ovule, to which pollen is transported by the wind, insects, or other animals.

I love this fact… did you know pollen is outside year round?  In snow?  Read about the formation of snowflakes here:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Did you know there are butterflies that eat pollen?  Yup!  Read about the Zebra Longwing's diet here:

USDA Forest Service

Would you believe there are spiders who eat pollen?  There sure are!  Read about them here:

Journals.Plos.org

Let us not overlook a ladybug's well rounded diet.  They are more omnivore than you might think:

What Do Ladybugs Eat?

Bees eat pollen too!  They mix it with nectar and create beebread.  Beebread is food for their larva:

Arizona.edu

Buy Achoo! Why Pollen Counts to learn lots more about the importance of pollen!  It's a whole lot more than an allergen.

Arbordale Publishing