THE TRIPLE-WHAMMY SPECIAL. “A pinnacle of sexual deception is found in the demure Australian flying duck orchids (Paracaleana and Caleana). These use a triple-whammy pollination system involving a chemical cue and insectiform labellum combined with a touch-sensitive hinge on the labellum that catapults and momentarily holds the male insect against the pollination structures.”
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982208001723
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022