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Old 07-26-2006, 01:56 PM
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Yet another example of how orchids use deception to get themselves pollinated.
Apparently the pyramidal orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis not only mimic the color of neighboring flowers that provide nectar to the Hover Fly Eristalis tenax, but it also uses scent in the form of phermones to confuse the male Hover fly and get it to attempt to mate with the flower.

Read more in this article, the source of the info I provided:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/...238index.shtml
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Thought maybe new folks might be interested in this one as well.
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