For decades scientists assumed these insects looked so much like orchids as a form of camouflage. But they were wrong. They ...
Some flowers go to extraordinary lengths to attract pollinators. Bee orchids mimic the shape and scent of bees in order to lure them into ‘pseudocopulation’, where the male insect attempts to mate ...
He described a petal on the orchid like a little slide or a tube that ... By 6pm, the petals were starting to look battered. The bees frantically trampling all over the flowers wouldn’t have ...