[HN Gopher] Tiny orchid flowers pollinated by tiny flies
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       Tiny orchid flowers pollinated by tiny flies
        
       Author : wglb
       Score  : 41 points
       Date   : 2024-03-30 21:03 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | tomrod wrote:
       | Pollination through (correct my term here!) symbiosis is so
       | freaking cool. I wonder if these midges have hairs like bees so
       | to help trap pollen?
        
         | kuratkull wrote:
         | Orchid pollen is usually a clump with a sticky "tail" that
         | sticks to pollinators.
        
       | gradientsrneat wrote:
       | Based on the flower size and the images, I'd estimate the stalks
       | of flowers in the image are about 4-5 cm in length. That's pretty
       | small.
        
       | grzeshru wrote:
       | The older I get the less magic and more alien things appear. We
       | live on an alien planet. This place is a bloody zoo.
        
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