10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEE ORCHID»
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bee orchid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bee orchid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
And even looking at it head-on, I would say the bee orchid in the picture (h) is
pretty clearly more of a bumble-bee orchid than a honey-bee orchid. Insects have
compound eyes, which are not so acute as our camera eyes, and the shapes and
...
2
British Wildlife - Wild Flowers:
Bee Orchid, Bird's-Foot ...
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3
Physiology and Behaviour of Plants
This cycle is repeated several times until the wasp gets wise to the mimic, but by
then the orchid should have been pollinated. Figure 19.1 Bee orchid (Ophrys), of
which there are over 50 recognized species in Europe. These plants use a very ...
4
Orchid Species:
Bee Orchid, Common Spotted
Orchid, Fragrant ...
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5
The Biological Diversity of Trinidad and Tobago: A ...
A most unusual bee orchid, although it is not called that, is a member of the same
genus called the butterfly orchid. It is not uncommon in trees in the Northern
Range, and has the typical bee form of a small, flattened pseudobulb with red ...
6
Plants: Diversity and Evolution
Pseudo-copulation is a common pollination mechanism, well known in the
European flora because of the different species of Ophrys (bee-orchid), each
resembling a different pollinator. There is no food reward for the provision of
nectar would ...
Martin Ingrouille, Bill Eddie, 2006
The Heath Spotted Orchid {Dactylorhiza macu- lata) flourishes in peaty moorland
but the Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) needs sandy or chalky soil. Look for the rare
Lizard Orchid (Himantoglossum hircinum) in sand dunes, but you will find the ...
8
A Calendar of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, 1821-1882
To Gardeners' Chronicle [before 9 June 1860] Down Wants to hear from readers
about the way in which the bee-orchid (Ophrys apifera) is fertilised. He has
always found it to be self- fertilised but greatly doubts that the flowers of any plant
are ...
Frederick Burkhardt, Sydney Smith, David Kohn, 1994
9
The Hidden Landscape: A Journey into the Geological Past
But the bee orchid is much less rare and can give as much pleasure. It seems to
like quarries that are reverting to grass; it used to grow in some profusion at Box
Hill on the North Downs, and perhaps it still does. It will grow away from Chalk.
10
Africa, Cultural Studies and Difference
The orchid seems to cast an image of the bee, but there is in fact a bee-orchid
becoming, an orchid-bee becoming, a double capture because what each of
them become is less a changing of the one who is becoming. The bee becomes
part of ...
Keyan Tomaselli, Handel Kashope Wright, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEE ORCHID»
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bee orchid is used in the context of the following news items.
21 romantic places to take your loved one in Surrey & Hampshire
It's home to some fantastic wildlife and plants too, including the Adonis blue butterfly and bee orchid. Address: Tadworth, KT20 7LB ... «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust celebrates Solihull's successful 30 Days …
A bee orchid, which has adapted to look as similar to a bee as possible. s. Ben from Warwickshire Mammal Group shows the BioBlitzers a bank ... «Solihull Observer, Jul 15»
Rare orchids destroyed in Daventry by mowers despite warning calls
The bee orchid (ophrys apifera) is relatively common across Mediterranean and southern Europe, and occurs in patches the UK as well. «Daventry Express, Jul 15»
Possibly the last chance to visit Worlingworth wildflower meadows …
Barton Grange Wildflower meadow which is being filmed for a BBC Four documentary - Bee Orchid ENGANL00120130107104310. «Diss Express, Jul 15»
Strangeness and beauty of the bee orchid
The bee orchid opens its beautiful strangeness a few inches above ground. Surrounded by lady's bedstraw, common whitlowgrass and wild ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Dublin Bay awarded biosphere designation by Unesco
Rare plants like Bird's Foot, Liverwort, the Green-winged Orchid and Bee Orchid can also be found in the area. Maryann Harris, superintendent ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
We had a wild time in France ogling orchids
Treasures such as this (the same was true of the bee orchid and the lady orchid) weren't scattered all over the fields. Each speciality seemed to ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
Birdwatcher's Diary No.89
What has to be my favourite type of orchid, the bee orchid, could also be seen, now just coming out into flower in a field on the north-facing side ... «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Jun 15»
Sexual deception in orchids
Featured image credit: “Bee Orchid – Ophrys apifera”, by Björn S. CC-BY-SA-2.0 via Flickr. When he's not the web developer for AoB Blog, Alun ... «OUPblog, Jun 15»
Limerick wetlands 'may be lost' unless plan is put in place
Ox eye daisy, bee orchid, birds foot trefoil. Wildlife in the area are accustomed to humans such is the level of footfall at the wetlands. Ducks and ... «Limerick Leader, Jun 15»
