Catasetum flowers

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by Island Girl

Wow! That's really awesome!! ....how does it "fling" the pollen at you? And why does it do this? (ie what about the pollinator makes it nessecary to do this) ...what is the trigger? Sorry for all the questions, it's just fascinating! I didn't know orchids did that!

And if you're feeling mischievous, have an unsuspecting person stick their nose right into a male flower. The look on their face is priceless as they recoil from being "attacked" by a flower!!

[kindrag23]

Originally Posted by isurus79

And if you're feeling mischievous, have an unsuspecting person stick their nose right into a male flower. The look on their face is priceless as they recoil from being "attacked" by a flower!!

Bahaha I told my friend about these! She is excited I may have a new orchid cross over! She loves halloween too because this is right up her alley!

[Island Girl]

Originally Posted by isurus79

And if you're feeling mischievous, have an unsuspecting person stick their nose right into a male flower. The look on their face is priceless as they recoil from being "attacked" by a flower!!

That's awesome I might just have to get one of these!!

Thank you katrina for the link! I am gonna watch that video now!

Edit: that is really cool, and I really like the flower they used to show this... It's pretty