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Sunflower - Ants and Pollination
Reproduction - Tight shot provides a detailed look at a sunflower and its reproductive organs and its immense beauty! In this shot, the flower is almost done with its male and female parts budding out as pollination continures. When the sunflower head starts to open, until it sets seed, you will notice changes to the head. You will see different looking rings on the head that move from the outer part of the head inward, toward the center of the head. When the head first opens, the individual disk flowers are still undeveloped, and the head is rather flat. Starting from the outer part of the head, next to the ray flowers (petals), you will see the first ring, which is the pollen producing anthers (male) which will move toward the center of the head. Following behind the first ring , is the second ring of style branches (female). After the style branches pick up pollen from another sunflower, the disk flowers start to wither, and fall off, exposing the achenes, as the seeds fully develop. You will see the head mushroom outward as the seeds develop, and you will see the head turn downward, facing toward the ground because of the weight of the seeds. Shot Day 2
Reproduction - Tight shot provides a detailed look at a sunflower and its reproductive organs and its immense beauty! In this shot, the flower is almost done with its male and female parts budding out as pollination continures. When the sunflower head starts to open, until it sets seed, you will notice changes to the head. You will see different looking rings on the head that move from the outer part of the head inward, toward the center of the head. When the head first opens, the individual disk flowers are still undeveloped, and the head is rather flat. Starting from the outer part of the head, next to the ray flowers (petals), you will see the first ring, which is the pollen producing anthers (male) which will move toward the center of the head. Following behind the first ring , is the second ring of style branches (female). After the style branches pick up pollen from another sunflower, the disk flowers start to wither, and fall off, exposing the achenes, as the seeds fully develop. You will see the head mushroom outward as the seeds develop, and you will see the head turn downward, facing toward the ground because of the weight of the seeds. Shot Day 2
Sunflower - Ants and Pollination
Reproduction - Tight shot provides a detailed look at a sunflower and its reproductive organs and its immense beauty! In this shot, the flower is almost done with its male and female parts budding out as pollination continures. When the sunflower head starts to open, until it sets seed, you will notice changes to the head. You will see different looking rings on the head that move from the outer part of the head inward, toward the center of the head. When the head first opens, the individual disk flowers are still undeveloped, and the head is rather flat. Starting from the outer part of the head, next to the ray flowers (petals), you will see the first ring, which is the pollen producing anthers (male) which will move toward the center of the head. Following behind the first ring , is the second ring of style branches (female). After the style branches pick up pollen from another sunflower, the disk flowers start to wither, and fall off, exposing the achenes, as the seeds fully develop. You will see the head mushroom outward as the seeds develop, and you will see the head turn downward, facing toward the ground because of the weight of the seeds. Shot Day 2
Reproduction - Tight shot provides a detailed look at a sunflower and its reproductive organs and its immense beauty! In this shot, the flower is almost done with its male and female parts budding out as pollination continures. When the sunflower head starts to open, until it sets seed, you will notice changes to the head. You will see different looking rings on the head that move from the outer part of the head inward, toward the center of the head. When the head first opens, the individual disk flowers are still undeveloped, and the head is rather flat. Starting from the outer part of the head, next to the ray flowers (petals), you will see the first ring, which is the pollen producing anthers (male) which will move toward the center of the head. Following behind the first ring , is the second ring of style branches (female). After the style branches pick up pollen from another sunflower, the disk flowers start to wither, and fall off, exposing the achenes, as the seeds fully develop. You will see the head mushroom outward as the seeds develop, and you will see the head turn downward, facing toward the ground because of the weight of the seeds. Shot Day 2
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