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Dracula Orchids Trick and Treat Their Fly Pollinators 📝 🧵 https://botany.fyi/kukye7#Botany#PlantScience#InBrief
Pollination ecology of Dracula erythrochaete (Orchidaceae): brood-site imitation or food deception?
Abstract. Pleurothallidinae is the most diverse Neotropical subtribe in Orchidaceae and is almost exclusively pollinated by insects of the order Diptera. D
Scientists studying Dracula erythrochaete orchids discovered a clever pollination strategy. Alvarado and colleagues found these orchids mimic mushrooms to attract flies, but also offer a protein reward.
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Botany One
@botany.one
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