We think we’ve found the main point of entry for the hummingbird’s tongue in the Heliconia flower to access the nectar. Today we did a cut-away of a flower so that we could see what was going on inside when a hummingbird visits. Is the the key to the pollination problem?
![GRHEnectar_Feb05](http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/tropicalhummingbird/files/2013/02/GRHEnectar_Feb05.jpg)