Image: dendrofan/Flickr... ...isit Eerika's website for more gorgeous orchid photos These orchids , found in the Peruvian cloud forest, is named the... ...uvian cloud forest, is named the Monkey Orchid for the obvious reason. From Kuriositas:... ...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/09/monkey-orchid/
A rare species of lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium fargesii) grows black spots that loo... ...lectron microscope, he saw pollen grains from the orchid , and spores from a fungus called Cladosporium. Th... ...it produces black mould spots. The purpose of the orchid ’s black...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/04/20/flowers-fool-flat-footed-flies-by-faking-fungus-infected-foliage/
The blossom of the orchid is only 2.1 mm wide - approximately the size of t...
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/12/08/worlds-smallest-orchid-is-only-this-big-o/
"...so convincing that male wasps will mate w... ...most of them originating from Australia. Some orchids can imitate the olfactory cues used by males to l... ...sex pheromones. As the pollinator approaches the orchid , he is again deceived by the coloration or shape... ...ginal research was performed...
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/a-sexually-deceptive-orchid/
