trying to decode what darwin called the "abominable mystery" of the world's 28,000 species of orchids.
take, for instance, their mimicry:
"Ophrys apifera orchids look and smell like female bees. The Hammer orchid eerily resembles a female wasp. The Satyrium pumilum orchid, in South Africa, imitates the scent of dead animals to attract fruit flies..."
