The importance of discoveries should never be underestimated, I mean that it is as obvious as the fact that it cannot rain without clouds! Of course, very talented scientists rely on their assumptions and calculations on a number of theories, and obviously, when these theories are confirmed on the basis of some discovery, the results are not that much different. However, nothing can change the fact that some discoveries do lead to some radical unexpected results that make everyone wonder how much more diverse the world can become? One of these eye-opening discoveries was bee-like marine animals! Yes, you understood correctly.
So, for a very long time, scientists have assumed that the self-pollination process is the only way plants can reproduce underwater, which, to be honest, was a fair enough assumption until the ocean bees were finally discovered! Thus, they are not the real bees that you often draw with yellow and black stripes in books, but they are tiny invertebrates called zooplankton that, together with the water itself, are responsible for pollination underwater. They mainly visit male and female flowers and carry pollen, hence acting like bees. Like bees on land, these bee-like animals play an important role in the underwater ecosystem when it comes to underwater pollination.
I mean, everyone has heard the fact that humanity could die if the bees do die out, well, underwater bees deserve the same reorganization as the whole process of underwater pollination helps increase the amount of sea grasses. Why is this so important, you ask? Well, algae definitely play a vital role underwater, like improving the clarity of the water, stabilizing the coastline, helping to store carbon, should I continue? I mean, you got the idea right, so the bottom line is that by helping this sea grass grow, these sea bee-like animals, zooplankton, basically do a great service for the smooth functioning of the ecosystem underwater. So yes, these are the bees of the seas for you. Now you know who else is working tirelessly to keep up with who is filtering the work of the ocean!
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