Congratulations Tania, this striking orchid is our Spotting of the Day!
"Can you see a face with tufts and ears? This striking orchid in the genus Ophrys (Ophrys attica) is our Spotting of the Day! Ophrys is a large group of orchids known as "bee orchids". They use sexual deception to attract pollinators: visual and tactile cues as well as pheromones attract male pollinators and get them to engage into pseudocopulation. Currently placed within the Ophrys umbilicata group, Ophrys attica's distribution extends from Southern Albania, through Greece and the Aegean to Anatolia. Ophrys attica has green sepals".
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thanx subhojit chakraborty
Your welcome, Tania17....
Thank you maplemoth. Daniele, it is my pleasure!
I'm glad you created a mission Tania!
Photos No. 1, and 2: are two, very beautiful, very interesting, and very colorful photos....
Attica, besides the funny-face Bee Orchid, is now a mission to Project Noah: Biodiversity of Attica!
Thank you Daniel and Project Noah! I' m so happy!
Congratulations Tania, your Bee Orchid came third in our 2017 Best Wildlife photo competition, Plants category:
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Just for fun; doesn't this face look like koala? Or -for the pessimists- like a skull?
https://www.livescience.com/27401-koalas...
Beautgiful series Tania,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
8nx! Rgrds to SKG!
Congratulations Tania!
Thanks! My day started very nice today: apart from being a brilliant, sunny and cool day in Attica, now it's got a prize!
Beautiful spotting, Tania! Well deserved SOTD.
Congratulations Tania, this striking orchid is our Spotting of the Day!
"Can you see a face with tufts and ears? This striking orchid in the genus Ophrys (Ophrys attica) is our Spotting of the Day! Ophrys is a large group of orchids known as "bee orchids". They use sexual deception to attract pollinators: visual and tactile cues as well as pheromones attract male pollinators and get them to engage into pseudocopulation. Currently placed within the Ophrys umbilicata group, Ophrys attica's distribution extends from Southern Albania, through Greece and the Aegean to Anatolia. Ophrys attica has green sepals".
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Nice to join!
Beautiful Tania! Nice to have you Project Noah.
thnx!
Beautiful spotting!