Show I PLANT LOOKS LIKE INSECTS Spots on Orchid Resemble Files Flies and Bees Imitations Bees Imitations Are Puzzling to Flower Scholars Orchid imitations are a puzzle to flower scholars The whole appearance appearance appearance appear appear- ance of the flower is suggestive of some insect sometimes to quite a remarkable remarkable remarkable re re- re- re degree It does not seem easy to find any real purpose that could be served by this resemblance yet no one ono Imagines that it can be accidental V Any Anyone one who knew of the bee orchid orchid orchid or or- a native of Europe and came upon It for the first time would at once recognize it It seems to be bo a large velvety brown brown backed bee variegated with ye yellow low The two lateral petals might serve erve well for the wings of the insect In the center of the lip of the fly orchid there is a small bluish spot liko the body of a fly The two lateral petals are slender and curiously like the antennae of an Insect The whole illusion is complete and suggests to the casual glance that r. r row few riles are har harming on the stem of some plant which has c cast cist st Its flowers |