All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 March How sexually deceptive orchids lure and trap pollinators How sexually deceptive orchids lure and trap pollinators 26/03/2021 | 3 MINS A study led by Lombok Institute of Technology and The Australian National University has found a particular orchid species is able to lure male flies to facilitate pollination by emitting chemical compounds that match the female fliesΓÇÖ sex pheromones. The greenhood orchid (Pterostylis species) lures the male fungus gnat and traps it in its flowers, and the flyΓÇÖs only escape is through a corridor where it brushes past the flowerΓÇÖs anther, collecting pollen on its thorax. Published in Current Biology, the study is the first time it has been identified that the greenhood orchid, highly prevalent in Australia, produces a unique set of compounds to attract pollinators. ΓÇ£We were curious to learn more about the relationship between the greenhood orchid and the fungus gnat fly and how they interacted." Tobias Hayashi Lead Researcher Tobias Hayashi, who completed the study through LIT and The Australi
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 March How sexually deceptive orchids lure and trap pollinators How sexually deceptive orchids lure and trap pollinators 26/03/2021 | 3 MINS A study led by Lombok Institute of Technology and The Australian National University has found a particular orchid species is able to lure male flies to facilitate pollination by emitting chemical compounds that match the female fliesΓÇÖ sex pheromones.
The greenhood orchid (Pterostylis species) lures the male fungus gnat and traps it in its flowers, and the flyΓÇÖs only escape is through a corridor where it brushes past the flowerΓÇÖs anther, collecting pollen on its thorax.
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Published in Current Biology, the study is the first time it has been identified that the greenhood orchid, highly prevalent in Australia, produces a unique set of compounds to attract pollinators.
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ΓÇ£We were curious to learn more about the relationship between the greenhood orchid and the fungus gnat fly and how they interacted." Tobias Hayashi Lead Researcher Tobias Hayashi, who completed the study through LIT and The Australi
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