"Reka" wrote in message ...
Interesting article from ABC Science. Watch out, it could be R rated!
Didn't know that orchids also emit pheromones. I thought it was a purely
visual attraction.
More at:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1026385.htm


I've seen this article before but I'm not really surprised that
orchids that rely on pseudocopulation for pollenation release
pheromones. I guess there's no use in Chilloglottis going to the
effort of evolving wasp-like arrangements of calli on their labellums
if they don't smell like the insects in question.
Andrew