New Cricket Species Filmed Pollinating Orchid

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A friend send me this link of a cricket species on the island of Reunion pollinating Angraecum. Thought I'd share!

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Originally Posted by BBC

"Most crickets just stop eating and find a place to hide away during the daytime and it's usually a different place every time. But this one finds its way back to its own specific nest."

"And that is a key thing for being able to re-locate the orchids, because they go back to those several times, and it is that capacity to keep track of where they are in their environment that allows them to do this sort of navigation."

The resemblance to us is uncanny.

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[Blueszz]

Heh, those comments :-)

Loved seeing and hearing the rain down pour! Thanks for sharing!