Deep in the tropical rainforests of northern Ecuador, researchers equipped with slingshots launched traps scented with vanilla, clove, wintergreen and eucalyptus up into the tree canopy, hoping to ...

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 them in the programme. Roberto ...

The four newly-recorded orchid bees vary in color, ranging from “brilliant metallic green or green-blue,” to “blue-violet,” to yellow, according to the study. All four species have ...

Bees, rare orchids and hoverflies are just some of the wildlife that can live on urban green roofs. Green roofs are designed to allow plants to grow on their surface. They need to be strong enough to ...

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 ...

Be it birds, be it moths, butterflies, bees… There's many species ... our lives as well," Crowley says. This green roof has even attracted very rare orchids, which only grow at certain points ...