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fly orchid

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noun

  1. a European orchid, Ophrys insectifera , whose flowers resemble and attract certain wasps: found in wood margins and scrub on lime-rich soils

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And field digger wasps are duped into trying to mate with the northern European fly orchid due to the flower's resemblance to a female wasp's beautiful back.

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