Caption

Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera ssp.), a single flower, showing how it mimics the appearance of a female bee, to attract male bees for pollination purposes, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Date

Jun 12, 2017

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/D. Usher

Reference

BRK25C15_420

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,3Mb (4,4Mb) / 11,5in x 17,3in / 3456 x 5184 (300dpi)

Keywords

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