About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...

Read more Deadly plant kills its pollinators but nurses their young Suetsugu had long been fascinated by the Stigmatodactylus sikokianus orchid because it lives in shady Japanese forests and feeds ...

The exhibit highlights adaptations orchids use to attract pollinators. One such method is orchids mimicking female pollinators’ physical appearance or chemical signals to attract male pollinators.

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 ...

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

Aug. 24, 2023 — Fungi-eating orchids were found for the first time to offer their flowers to fungi-eating fruit flies in exchange for pollination, which is the first evidence for nursery ...

Did you know that you can thank pollinators for one out of every three bites of food you eat? You probably didn't know. In which case you probably aren't thinking much about how your daily life ...

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

Dip your toe into spring with an orchid show, tour museums for International Women’s Day and more for the weekend of March ...