Short one on Platanthera odor

[Trollsvans]

Orchids give off human

Gist: Platanthera obtusata gives of a scent with "human smell" to attract mosquitos.

[ronaldhanko]

Interesting article but the picture isn't Platanthera obtusata. It's Platanthera dilatata and that species doesn't have anything like a human scent. It has a very strong, sweet scent. They ought at least to get the photos right on a science website.

[Leafmite]

I hope that was just a stupid mistake and that the magazine actually carefully checks to make certain everything is peer-reviewed and takes a good look at the work done before publishing. Some studies have shown that some publications are not very careful when ascertaining the validity of the science behind their articles.

[voyager]

This article got the right photo:

https://www.inverse.com/article/9877...ll-like-people