Question
How does the Mediterranean orchid Ophrys ensures its pollination by bees?
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Answer
The petals of the Ophrys resemble the female of a bee species in size, colour and odour. Male bee mistakes the Ophrys for female bee and tries to copulate. Few pollen grains adhered to the body of the male bee fall over stigma of the flower thereby leading to pollination showing sexual deceit.
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