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Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps
news.yahoo.com — Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday.
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- badnewshotel, on 05/11/2008, -7/+1Oh, sexy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YewgCvCPHZo - Shadowgamers, on 05/11/2008, -0/+2I'll never be able to look at an orchid the same way again?
- astrogoth, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1If you want to be really creeped out by orchids, learn a little greek and find out where the name comes from. From then on, you won't even be able to say the word 'orchid' to your mother.
Hint -- it's 'testicle'.
- astrogoth, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1If you want to be really creeped out by orchids, learn a little greek and find out where the name comes from. From then on, you won't even be able to say the word 'orchid' to your mother.
- brutalsponge, on 05/11/2008, -1/+10"they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm"
Sounds like a lot of women, too. - darkfate, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1I don't think my brain would be able to process the image of an being getting off on a flower.
- Clive, on 05/11/2008, -9/+2Orchid Porn:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU- mustang460, on 05/11/2008, -0/+4if your going to rick roll, you should really use a new link uuiU is just to well known
- nealparr, on 05/11/2008, -1/+4I thought from the headline that "wasps" = "white anglo-saxon protestants", and that the article was about Georgia O'Keefe's orchid paintings, which do in fact embarrass white anglo-saxon protestants because they are often said to be symbolic of vaginas.
- dubloe7, on 05/11/2008, -0/+3stupid sexy orchids.
- threemagic, on 05/11/2008, -0/+2Didn't we discuss wasps masturbating on orchids last week?
- Arkz, on 05/11/2008, -0/+2Orchids.. whores of the plant world
- pikimoo, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1Some sperm in the world really should be wasted...
- ZeoFateX, on 05/11/2008, -3/+2So 12 days ago...
http://digg.com/general_sciences/Male_wasps_make_l ...
Came up in search... - Crowforge, on 05/11/2008, -0/+3I'm never touching a flower again
- Klowner, on 05/11/2008, -0/+3Ah yes, orchids. The Real-doll of the insect kingdom
- azcowboy290, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1Soo Orchids are to male Wasps as Internet porn is to Male humans...HuMMMmmmm Very interesting.
- omnithought, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1So, orchids are like Real Dolls for wasps, huh?
- ryanbutterworth, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1Reminded me of Adaptation...
- Zaeyde, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1I had to check to make sure this wasn't The Onion.
- blackturtleus, on 05/11/2008, -1/+1Speaking of orchids... here are some orchids that I photographed inside of Death Valley National Park this last week: http://www.blackturtle.us/DV_PLANTS/ORCHID Most people don't realize just how diverse DVNP actually is. The elevation ranges from 282 feet below sea level to above 11,000 feet. In between there are some pretty awesome springs with lots of vegetation!
- wpyh, on 05/11/2008, -1/+1What valuable sperm? They are just discarded as part of that productive, mind refreshing, pain-relieving and exciting activity.
- D14BL0, on 05/11/2008, -0/+1So THAT'S why my flowers smell funny.
Eww.... - Shadic, on 05/11/2008, -0/+3Good for orchids. I ***** hate wasps.
- JaneQCitizen, on 05/13/2008, -0/+0You mean you love wasps ***** orchids?
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