बस यूँही…..

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The beetle was busy roaming around the marigold flower. It was an amazingly tender moment of mutual benefit. Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. They help in the pollination and propagation of species.
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Tagetes erecta, the Aztec marigold, Mexican marigold, big marigold, cempazúchitl or cempasúchil, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tagetes native to Mexico. Despite being native to the Americas, it is often (& somewhat surprisingly) called the African marigold.
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The Aztecs gathered the wild plant as well as cultivating it for medicinal, ceremonial and decorative purposes. It is widely cultivated commercially with many cultivars in use as ornamental plants.
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Native to Mexico, As an introduced species (cultivated) it can be found in China, India, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Australia.
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