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Originally Posted by jcec1
That's really interesting about the lack of pollinator bees, I wonder how they got to the UK or maybe the bee died out? Any further information?
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Not sure, the Bees still live in Europe. Seems like Bee Orchids just hit on a very good strategy for spreading. They have starting appearing in scotland and are generally moving further North due to climate change.
With all that inbreeding i suppose eventually theyll start to speciate and maybe find new pollinating insects.
Other Ophrys species in the UK are still dependent on their pollinators and are generally declining...
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