The amazing diversity of pollen shapes
This image is from the DailyMail website.
The montage of microscopic scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images of various pollen is shown in this figure. The pollen in the middle is from the pumpkin and it is visible to the naked eye (0.2mm).
The included link consists of additional stunning SEM images of various pollen. The gorgeous shape and diversity are a sight to behold. The context of the article is about introducing us to the “enemy” behind allergy and hay fever. I hope everyone understands that plants are just trying to reproduce and we are just in the way of pollen en route to a receptive stigma! Maybe we can consider ourselves “collateral damage”.