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Old 09-08-2008, 11:17 PM
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There are also some Cryptostylis species found in Taiwan. The blooms of these plants look quite like insects, maybe like Australia Tongue Orchid, they can attract some insects to help them.
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Thanks Pheli it's a very cool article.
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Thats very cool. I wonder if, since the male wasps visit up to 5 closely related species, if there must be some kind of natural hybridization going on all the time there.
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