99-million-year old bugs played key role in plant pollination By Talker News Sep 11, 2025 15 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (Eötvös Loránd University via SWNS) By Talker By Stephen BeechA 99-million-year-old creepy-crawly shows that bugs once played a key role in plant pollination. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm$4:6?E:DED D2J E96 3F8[ AC6D6CG65 7@C E6?D @7 >:==:@?D @7 J62CD :? 2>36C[ 92D C6G62=65 ?6H :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE 9@H 7=@H6CD 2?5 @E96C 7=@C2 H6C6 A@==:?2E65 H96? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ad^_g^af^?6H=J\5:D4@G6C65\9JA6C42C?:G@C6\4C@4\2?46DE@C\765\@?\5:?@D2FCD^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm5:?@D2FCDk^2m C@2>65 E96 t2CE9]k^AmkAm%96J 6IA=2:?65 E92E H96? 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