Image of the Day: Floral Fraud
An elbow orchid (Arthrochilus latipes) tricks male wasps into pollinating its flowers by mimicking the pheromones of the female wasp.
Jul 30, 2014
FLICKR, MICHAEL WHITEHEAD
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