Figure 17.13 Pollination by bats. Flowers that are pollinated by bats are typically large and contain large nectar rewards to entice the bats to visit. Pictured here is a long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) pollinating a flower of the saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea).

Photo by Dr. Merlin D. Tuttle/Science Source.