The perfume that male orchid bees create by collecting scents from the flowers they visit is designed to make females choose them rather than another mate. Male orchid bees collect raw materials ...

The bee is one of nature’s most prolific pollinators. There are over 20,000 bee species, most of which spread pollen between flowers. Bees can be divided into groups based on their social behavior.

Unlike other flowers, orchids go to great lengths to attract pollinators like male bees. The National History Museum explains that they mimic the shape and form of a female bee to lure a male bee ...

This plant depends on male bees to ensure its pollination, and so it has developed flowers that resemble a female bee so closely that males find them irresistible and do the job before realizing ...

To attract a mate, male orchid bees collect scents from the environment to create the perfect aroma. Research suggests that these perfumes are unique to each species. In a study appearing in ...

Male orchid bees store volatile compounds collected from their orchid mutualists and other sources to use in their courtship. Males of a naturalized orchid bee in Florida, Euglossa dilemma Bembé & ...

When the bee flies off and lands on another orchid it deposits the pollen, allowing the flowers to reproduce. Despite the elaborate deception, bee orchids also engage in self-pollination, transferring ...

Scientists have discovered a particular type of bee, found in countries such as Costa Rica and Brazil, has more mating success when they wear a 'perfume'.

Bees aren't out to get you, but some pack a painful punch if pushed too far. There are over 20,000 bee species worldwide, but here we narrowed it down to the 15 that stand out for their sting strength ...

Orchid flowers attract male bees with their volatile scent compounds, in part because the males don’t make their own pheromones.

The bee orchid, named for its likeness to a female bee, utilises this disguise to attract male bees for pollination. However, in the absence of their preferred bee species in the UK, the flowers ...

Ground workers have unearthed a rare pair of bee orchids in Grundisburgh, near Woodbridge in Suffolk.