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The hitchhiker’s guide to the hummingbird

Douglas Main of The New York Times, Published on 28/01/2025

» NEW YORK - Flower mites spend their lives slurping nectar and nibbling pollen in flowers throughout the tropics. To travel from one blossom to another, these tiny, eight-legged creatures hitch rides on the beaks of hummingbirds, taking shelter in the birds’ nostrils during flight.