How Bizarre Plants

Flower lures pollinators with smell of honeybee fear

Trick deceives carnivorous flies with promise of bogus meal

Ceropegia sandersonii

GOTCHA  The Ceropegia sandersonii flower (shown) tricks carnivorous flies into pollinating it with false promises of a honeybee meal.

 

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By Cassie Martin

- More than 2 years ago

A South African flower catches flies with honey, or in this case, the smell of honeybees.