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Moth predicted to exist by Darwin and Wallace becomes a new species |
In 1862, when Charles Darwin was sent a specimen of orchid from Madagascar with its incredible nectar tube measuring a full 30 centimetres long, he exclaimed in a letter to a friend: 'Good heavens, what insect can suck it!' |
Oct 05, 2021
by
Natural History Museam
Botany & Horticulture Blogs |
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Rare ghost orchid has multiple pollinators, groundbreaking video reveals |
Scientists and photographers captured footage that upends what we know about the famed, endangered flower. |
Feb 02, 2020
by
National Geographic
Botany & Horticulture Blogs |