In the challenge to survive and thrive, some orchid species have developed incredibly clever tricks to get pollinated. Meet the spider mimics and the petalled perfumers, and learn more about these amazing flowers from Kew Research Leader Oscar A. Perez-Escobar.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Oscar - the orchid expert
0:16 How many orchid species are there on Earth?
0:23 Discovering new orchid species
1:05 How to recognise an orchid
1:17 "A very special orchid..."
2:27 The Spider orchid
2:57 Pollinating a Spider orchid
3:18 Biodiversity and the importance of protecting plant and fungi life
3:34 What is Kew doing to help us understand the natural world?
