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Bee orchid, Wytham Woods, Nr Oxford
“The bee orchid is a sneaky mimic - the flower’s velvety lip looks like a female bee. Males fly in to try to mate with it and end up pollinating the flower. Sadly, the right bee species doesn’t live here, so this orchid is self-pollinated in the UK.”
— text from Wildlife Trust website
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/wildflowers/bee-orchid
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#Bloomscrolling ]
“The bee orchid is a sneaky mimic - the flower’s velvety lip looks like a female bee. Males fly in to try to mate with it and end up pollinating the flower. Sadly, the right bee species doesn’t live here, so this orchid is self-pollinated in the UK.”
— text from Wildlife Trust website
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/wildflowers/bee-orchid
[edit to add tag:
#Bloomscrolling ]