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Why waste energy producing nectar when you can feed exclusively on the gullible? It’s win/win! —MN

rhamphotheca:

Darwin and Orchids

The bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) does not have nectar, but its labellum, imitating a female bee, attracts male bees who attempt to mate with it, and it gets its pollination. Charles Darwin found that in northern Europe, it is mostly self-fertilising.

(photo: Hans Hillewaert)

(via dendroica)

6 months ago

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   Awwww its a happy to see you orchid!

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    I see a smiley face! :D

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    Darwin and Orchids The bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) does not have nectar, but its labellum, imitating a female bee,...

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    … whuh.

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    So it’s like a bee blowup doll that horny bees pollinate by attempting to fuck? I wonder what the human equivalent would...

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    omg it looks like a pokemon

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    SASSY Botanical Garden

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