Briefly mention of one example to employment of sexual deceit’.
Sexually deceptive orchids lure pollinators by mimicking female insects.Male insects fooled into gripping or copulating with orchids unwillingly transfer the pollen grains.The effect of deception on pollinators has been considered negligible,but pollinators may consider it.Insects pollinating Australian tongue orchids frequently ejaculate and waste copious sperm.However orchid species provoking such extreme pollinator behaviour have the highest pollination success.
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