Caladenia atrovespa

Green-comb Spider Orchid at Bruce, ACT

Caladenia atrovespa at Bruce, ACT - 15 Oct 2021
Caladenia atrovespa at Bruce, ACT - 15 Oct 2021
Caladenia atrovespa at Bruce, ACT - 15 Oct 2021
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Caladenia atrovespa 15 Oct 2021 TobiasHayashi
Caladenia atrovespa 15 Oct 2021 dgb900

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CathB wrote:
   15 Oct 2021
It looks like a fly was visiting this flower. These orchids are usually pollinated by thynnine wasps and I was lucky enough last week to see one visit one of these flowers and fly off with pollinia attached. It all happened too quickly to photograph though.

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  • 15 Oct 2021 06:51 AM Recorded on
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