Designer Creates Artificial Flower to Help Pollinators Navigate Polluted Urban Environments
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Rima Sabina Aouf
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Summary
British designer Justina Alexandroff has created Faux Flora, a fake flower designed to help bees and other pollinators navigate polluted city air. Air pollution degrades the scent of real flowers, making them difficult for insects to find. The artificial flower stands out to insects and aims to combat declines in pollination caused by environmental factors.
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· 3 pulledBritish designer Justina Alexandroff has created a fake flower that stands out to insects, potentially helping them navigate polluted city air and fighting declines in pollination.
Alexandroff's Faux Flora was designed to assist bees and other pollinators that are struggling because of air pollution, which has been shown to degrade the scent of flowers, hiding them from the insects.
The artificial flower stands out to insects and aims to combat declines in pollination caused by environmental factors.
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