Ophrys insectifera in Austria

ORG · Jun 11, 2009

Looking for Cypripedium calceolus I found also some plants of
Ophrys insectifera.

Best greetings

Olaf

JeanLux · Jun 12, 2009

insectifera is a super nice species!!! Jean

biothanasis · Jun 12, 2009

Nice photos Olaf!!!

P-chan · Jun 12, 2009

I 've always thought they look like little Martians! Beautiful photos!

mkline3 · Jun 12, 2009

Nice pics! This species really does look (in my opinion) like a bug. Since they are pollinated by psuedocopulation, I have always thought that some of the other species that are bigger and more colorful, must grow in habitats with some pretty spectacular looking bugs! (or, I suppose indiscriminate bugs!

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SlipperFan · Jun 12, 2009

Cute little bugs.

cnycharles · Jun 14, 2009

interesting flowers

ORG · Jul 1, 2009

Today on another place I found again around 30 plants
of Ophrys insectifera

A flower with an interesting beetle

The plants grow together with Orchis ustulata, Gymnadenia and Platanthera (see another thread).

Best greetings

Olaf

NYEric · Jul 2, 2009

P-chan said:
I 've always thought they look like little Martians! Beautiful photos!

Half-moon Bay: AKA Area 52!?

Drorchid · Jul 2, 2009

Great Pictures Olaf. This ophrys remids me alot of Tolumnia henekenii, of which I posted pictures ealier. This is a good example of Convergent Evolution or homoplasy; unrelated species that look alike.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convergent_evolution

Robert

NYEric · Jul 2, 2009

THanx for sharing. Now, how do I get one of those tolumnias!?

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biothanasis · Jul 2, 2009

Robert, your Tolumnia surely has an influence of Ophrys in general!!!!! Like Cephalanthera resemble Cymbidiums!!! World of orchids is so surprising and strange!!! Isn't this one of the reasons why they amaze us...

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