Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) showing opportunistic spider ready to trap insect visitors

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Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) showing opportunistic spider ready to trap insect visitors - Orchids - Ophrys
Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) an insect mimic and the only one of the genus that is self-pollinated here with a spider waiting for prey. Sibillini, nr Spoleto, Umbria. Italy June 2008


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Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) showing opportunistic spider ready to trap insect visitors
Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) showing opportunistic spider ready to trap insect visitors
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