Gurunath Prabhudesai
Moving Iris
Fooling the pollinators
Close up of a bee orchid flower. If you see carefully, the dark part of the flower is shaped and coloured very much like a bee - in particular a female bee. This fools the male bees and they get onto the flower in a futile attempt to mate. This, however, serves the plant's purpose of pollination.
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Fooling the pollinators
Close up of a bee orchid flower. If you see carefully, the dark part of the flower is shaped and coloured very much like a bee - in particular a female bee. This fools the male bees and they get onto the flower in a futile attempt to mate. This, however, serves the plant's purpose of pollination.
2,610
views
63
faves
10
comments
Uploaded on August 14, 2018
Taken on May 19, 2018