Kodachrome by P.L. Ricker.
May, 1953.
Pink Lady’s-slipper, Loveliest Northern Orchid, Forces Bees to Assist Its Reproduction
Once inside the blossom of Cypripedium acaule, a bee can escape only by brushing against plant hairs, which pick up the pollen carried from other flowers. This Pink Lady’s-slipper grew at Langley, Virginia.Wink, flirt.
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