Sunflower gardening question buds and growth?

i have grown a sunflower and its begging to die but my question is why and what are the little pod/ bug like things are that are growing at the base of the leaf stems.
they look like male marijuana pollen pods. il post pictures soon
http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa414/pirate01ninja/sunflower002.jpg
 
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