Scientists have unlocked the mystery of mimicry used by Dracula orchids to attract flies and ensure their survival. Researchers did it using a 3-D printer. Scientists have unlocked the mystery of ...

Many people comment: 'Nature is amazing'. If you doubt that oft-repeated statement here is an example to ponder. Bee Orchids are in flower at present and are so named because they are one of nature's ...

Some people -- and animals -- will go to any lengths to attract members of the opposite sex, including the use of aliases and lies. As many as 10,000 species of dainty orchids in the floral world also ...

Discover a list of insects that look like a flower, from the Orchid Praying Mantis to the Camouflaged Looper. Explore how ...

The level of carrion mimicry is amazing; we even saw a female fly leave larvae in a flower because it thought it was carrion. "What we've done is show for the first time that carrion mimicking flowers ...

The pastel-coloured orchid mantis has fascinated naturalists for more than a century. It was popularly thought that the insect, whose legs are flattened and heart-shaped to resemble petals, simply ...

Stop and smell the roses, but steer clear of South African orchids. These flowers use the smell of rotting flesh to attract their main pollinator, the flesh fly. "We know it's common for orchids to ...

The orchid mantis, which is believed to camouflage as flowers to attract its prey, does not actually mimic any flower. Smaller insects are normally attracted to the orchid mantis because of its ...

The San Francisco Orchid Society celebrates Carnaval a week behind most of the world at this year's Pacific Orchid Exposition, opening Feb. 26 at the Fort Mason Center. Carnaval's all about exuberance ...

EUGENE, Ore. -- Feb. 23, 2016 -- Scientists have unlocked the mystery of mimicry used by Dracula orchids to attract flies and ensure their survival. A team led by University of Oregon researchers did ...