Thanks a lot Prashant sir, Dinesh sir, Vijay, Garg sir, Rawat sir and Smita. Garg sir, yes, these insects can carry more than 50% of their own weight. In this image, the fly is actually carrying the anther cap along with pollinia, so its looking big, It is expected that the cap will fall off during the flight or when it enters new flower. But yes, the wonders of nature are so intricate that it becomes hard to believe it really happened. There is an orchid called Gongora. They have fragrance glands on the body of the flower. Flies come to the flower to collect fragrance and when you look closely, you can see the flies not only collecting but also applying the fragrance over their body.... BUT WHY??? Very simple..... to attract females of their species !!!! Best regards Pankaj
On Monday, 6 January 2014 21:41:40 UTC+8, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: > > Here is another pic of a pollinator flying away carrying pollinia from > Cymbidium ensifolium on its back. This is not observed very often. > Both pollinator and plant are getting rare these days. Pollinator due > to lack of foraging food and plant because of extreme pressure due to > collection. Cymbidiums are supposed to be one of the prized > possessions for Chinese. They are often referred to as the plants of > rich people. Normally leaves are green but, by mistake if it has > yellow streaks on leaves then the price goes higher !!! > Pollinators visit the flower for nectar and wax. > Best regards > Pankaj > > > > -- > *********************************************************** > Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. > IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia > > Office: > Conservation Officer > Orchid Conservation Section > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > Residence: > 151, 1st Floor, Tai Om Tsuen > Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: [email protected]; [email protected] > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 > (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
