Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Sep 09, 2004

Bee Orchid
Ophrys apifera

In the grass alongside our driveway in SW France May 2004

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NatureWalker New York & Terrell, TX(Zone 8b) Sep 13, 2004

Those are quite unique looking, very strange to look at a flower and see an insect looking back at you.

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Monocromatico Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(Zone 11) Sep 13, 2004

These orchids are the climax of the flower/insect relationships. I love them :^)

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NatureWalker New York & Terrell, TX(Zone 8b) Sep 13, 2004

I've never seen them in real life; only in my Wild Flower books.

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Sep 13, 2004

It's amazing to think that they fool the insects into believing in them! Though i suppose a full-blooded male with love on his mind......

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NatureWalker New York & Terrell, TX(Zone 8b) Sep 13, 2004

Hee, hee. tickled pink!

Thinking of 'The Birds & The Bees?' : ^X

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