Weird Plants
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Jules
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Re: Weird Plants
from Jules on 09/27/2015 10:03 PMThat is weird!! I've never heard of that flower before! Ha-Ha, that would sure scare any bees away that might want to pollenate!!
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Re: Weird Plants
from Marianne on 10/05/2015 07:58 PMTo Jules:
Thank you and lol - it is indeed a really weird flower; here's some more information:
the plant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophrys_bombyliflora
the bee species concerned
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee#Solitary_and_communal_bees
namely Anthidium florentinum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthidium_florentinum
not the same as our European honey bee is Apis mellifera
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_honey_bee
Sorry for my late answer; I needed a holiday break after a long, overbusy period.
Have a great week!