Pollination of the hammer orchid by a male of the thynnine wasp Zaspilothynnus nigripes

Insecta

 

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Pollination of the hammer orchid by a male of the thynnine wasp Zaspilothynnus nigripes

 

A male wasp attempting to fly off with the orchid labellum as the first step in pollination. A male wasp still grasping the labellum now tipped upside down and in contact with the orchid column where pollination occurs.

 

 
Pollination of the hammer orchid by a male of the thynnine wasp Zaspilothynnus nigripes

Insecta

 

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Pollination of the hammer orchid by a male of the thynnine wasp Zaspilothynnus nigripes

 

A male wasp attempting to fly off with the orchid labellum as the first step in pollination. A male wasp still grasping the labellum now tipped upside down and in contact with the orchid column where pollination occurs.

 

Pollination of the hammer orchid by a male of the thynnine wasp Zaspilothynnus nigripes
Pollination of the hammer orchid by a male of the thynnine wasp Zaspilothynnus nigripes