Eastern marsh helleborine (Epipactis veratrifolia), an orchid species, has successfully lured a hoverfly of the genus Ischiodon by mimicking alarm pheromones usually emitted by aphids. Credit: MPI Chemical Ecology, Johannes Stök
Orchid tricks hoverflies: Eastern marsh helleborine mimics aphid alarm pheromones to attract pollinators
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