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What eats brown bee orchids?

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Anonymous

∙ 10y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Bees and people are two examples of predators of the brown bee orchid. The flower in question (Ophrys fusca) is an example of insect mimicry whereby the color, fragrance, shape and texture fool bees into thinking that part of the bloom is a bee ready to mate and thereby lead them to sip nectar and transfer pollen. People value the roots for a powder that mixes into a delicious, energizing drink with gastrointestinal benefits.

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∙ 10y ago

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