The hammer orchid's flower mimics the female wasp looking upward for a male flying by, complete with a fake shiny head and furry body. The orchid even releases an enticing female wasp pheromone.

The orchid accomplishes its sexual deception by mimicking the appearance, scent, and even the tactile experience of a female bee. The flower, in other words, traffics in something very much like ...

Most orchids are known for their impressive beauty and immense flower spikes. One species, in particular, sometimes referred ...

Orchids have been around from time immemorial. Whimsical growths are found globally, except on glaciers. A majority grows ...

allowing the flowers to reproduce. Despite the elaborate deception, bee orchids also engage in self-pollination, transferring pollen from the male to the female parts of the same plant. The late ...