As many as 10,000 species of dainty orchids in the floral world also utilize deception in order to be get pollinated: Over time, they have evolved elaborate ruses to lure insects. Generally we ...

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 ...

"That's a fairly common story. Once you get the orchid bug, you just want to grow more and more." Ehrlich transformed his garage into a greenhouse, converting the roof to a polycarbonate that lets ...

24 in the Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics ... Euglossa villosiventris and Eufriesea macroglossa brings the number of orchid bee species recorded in Ecuador to 119.