[Pollinator] Featured Gallery: Orchids and Insects

[Krupnick, Gary]

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The North American Orchid Conservation Center

Featured Gallery: Orchids and Insects

The next generation of orchids begins with the successful transfer of the male pollen to the female stigma. This month, photographer Jim Fowler explores this intimate relationship between orchids and insects-pollination. Many orchids offer sweet rewards or elaborate deceptions to attract an insect partner necessary to pollinate their flowers. Jim's patience and attention to detail gives us a glimpse into this fascinating process.



Gary Krupnick, Ph.D.
Head of the Plant Conservation Unit
Department of Botany
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
NMNH, MRC-166
Washington, DC 20013-7012 USA
Tel: 202-633-0940
E-mail: KrupnickG at si.edu<mailto:KrupnickG at si.edu>

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