Deep in the tropical rainforests of northern Ecuador, researchers equipped with slingshots launched traps scented with ...

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 ...

Would-be thieves targeting a quarry have churned up a nature reserve in Leicestershire for the second time in four months.

Some orchids lure bees with the promise of food by mimicking the appearance of nectar-producing flowers, while others, as in the case of a Dracula orchid, attract gnats by producing an array of ...

Bletilla orchids display an elegant look as they produce purple blooms that reproduce the appearance of bee orchids. Bletilla orchids survive in partial sunshine and create a refined but powerful ...

Then I read about the amazing, 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 ...

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 ...

The species, native to tropical rainforests of southeast Asia, bears a “striking resemblance to orchid flowers,” Cincinnati ...