The sexual deception of orchids

Nearly 28,000 species of orchid grow all around the world, bearing every imaginable color, shape and pattern. There’s a cunning purpose behind these elaborate displays: many orchids trick insects into pollinating, sometimes even into having sex with them. How do they deploy these deceptive tactics? Anne Gaskett dives into the surprisingly complex ways orchids attract insects.

Length: 05 min 24 sec

Educator: Anne Gaskett

Director: Mette Ilene Holmriis

Narrator: Bethany Cutmore-Scott

Producer: Ian Otto, The Animation Workshop

Content Producer: Gerta Xhelo

Editorial Producer: Alex Rosenthal

Associate Producer: Bethany Cutmore-Scott

Associate Editorial Producer: Elizabeth Cox

Script Editor: Emma Bryce

Fact-Checker: Francisco Diez