Orchid Bees - Euglossa

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The relationship between Orchid Bees (genus Euglossa)and Orchids is remarkable.
This video shows male Orchid Bees collecting fragrance from a Mexican Orchid, Mormodes badia.
Filmed at Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens: http://www.vallartabotanicalgardensac.org/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Euglossa
• Orchid
• Bees
• Darwin
• Mexico
• Puerto
• Vallarta
• Mormodes
• Pollination
• symbiosis
• Jalisco
• evolution
• flowers

[ScienceOnline]

This repost of the Orchid Bee video includes some corrections and edits.

[HarryLinux007]

This is great please continue making these tremendously educational and entertaining video's % stars from me ....

[wtfisditvoorbullshit]

Those are the prettiest bees I have ever seen, they almost look alien.

This is fascinating stuff.

You have a calming voice.

I thank you for uploading.

[wurtzgood]

Very unique narration, music, content..these videos are some of the best on youtube!

[Debedeb]

Keep making videos, do this well ;D thanks for taking time to share what you study. ;D

[TeddyPupWolf]

PLEASE tell me the name of the song at 1:36? I really need/want to know!! please!! thank you!

[ophiuco17]

Can someone write down the narrator speech for deaf people?

[qwerty2000000]

this guys voice is so relaxing lol

[seanmPWH]

Doesn't symbiosis require a preexisting symbiotic environment? In other words, the variety is expressed holistically and presents a limit to evolution.

[tomitstube]

fascinating vid. all hail charles darwin.

[missanna208]

Different species of Euglossine beees also fertilize Stanhopeas, Gongoras, and Coryanthes..and probably others.

[DeaconSwayne]

These videos are fantastic- I wish my school lessons could have been more like this! The bees are amazing, such nice colours.

[LilyISay]

beautiful, informative and well done- thanks for posting.