For example, the Australian hammer orchid has taken advantage of a mating ritual of the Thynnid wasp, which involves a female wasp waiting on top of a branch or plant for a male to spot her.

In the plant kingdom, survival often depends on adaptation, and in that regard, some plants have managed to develop truly ingenious and curious systems. If there are animals that pretend to be flowers ...

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 ...

Keri: Students of the govt primary school at the rehabilitation colony of Kholpe came across a unique orchid that mimics a ...

Then I read about the amazing, mutualistic relationship orchids have with the orchid bee. When I saw images of these stunning animals, in their shining green armour, I really wanted to feature ...

He had seconds to photograph this bee as it stood collecting oils before it buzzed away in search of more scents from orchids and other plants. Male orchid bees are major pollinators of about 700 ...

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 ...

107, No. 1, 2024 Nests and resin sources (including propo... Nests and resin sources (including propolis) of the naturalized orchid bee Euglossa dilemma (Hymenoptera Apidae) in Florida This is the ...