"Individualism vs. collectivism" is probably a bad framing to begin with. But if we try to work with it, pretty much everyone in the ancient Mediterranean was a collectivist, including Jesus and Paul.

This makes the assumption that the Lib Dems are 'left'. They would definitely claim to be, but when it comes down to it, they will always side with the Tories. I suppose that still says something about their voters, though.

Interesting that green fruits are slightly more common, although they also don't have much contrast. The green passiflora fruit I know, incarnate, cincinnata, malformis, platyloba, are all trying to attract mammals.

Having lived and taught in Tampa for twelve years, 'Central Florida' does NOT feel like part of 'the South'. We may not lie on the Caribbean, but so many of my neighbors and students have roots in Haiti, Cuba, or Puerto Rico. And there are as many former New Yorkers here as Georgians.

I agree, but this is still an awfully long-winded way of saying "I don't know who needs to hear this, but..."

1940, apparently. Some time in June.

I'm pretty sure at this point. It was amazing to think that two relatively similar species (both carpenter bees rather than bats or butterflies or hummingbirds) would behave so differently. But then the flowers themselves are part of a single genus, and yet they're not all built the same.

Any thoughts on pollination by carpenter bees? The different species seem to behave very differently. The bees here in Florida don't know what to do when a flower hangs down, as with P. maliformis, but I have read that in their native ranges, these plants are routinely pollinated by carpenter bees.