Short one on Platanthera odor
 

Orchids give off human

Gist: Platanthera obtusata gives of a scent with "human smell" to attract mosquitos.

Interesting article but the picture isn't Platanthera obtusata. It's Platanthera dilatata and that species doesn't have anything like a human scent. It has a very strong, sweet scent. They ought at least to get the photos right on a science website.

I hope that was just a stupid mistake and that the magazine actually carefully checks to make certain everything is peer-reviewed and takes a good look at the work done before publishing. Some studies have shown that some publications are not very careful when ascertaining the validity of the science behind their articles.

This article got the right photo:

https://www.inverse.com/article/9877...ll-like-people