In a study published on October 29, Spanish researchers studied  Singapore rhododendron interaction with ants. The researchers discovered that the flower produces substances to attract weaver ants to drive away the smaller Nomia  bees, which are a worse pollinator than larger carpenter bees. The ants don't drive away the larger bees, which pollinate the flowers and visit them more often as they get better.
Today, Wikinews interviewed Spanish evolutionary biologist Francisco G. Gonzálvez, one of the lead researchers of this study.
((Wikinews))  What prompted your curiosity in the rhododendron flowers and bees?
((Wikinews))  What activities did the study involve?
((Wikinews))  What was the study timeline? What activity took the most time and attention?
((Wikinews))  What technology was involved in the study?

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Wikinews interviews Spanish evolutionary biologist Francisco G. Gonzálvez