Most tropical orchids don't grow in soil but are epiphytes, which means they grow on other plants, although they aren't actually parasites. Orchids from temperate zones, however, are more likely ...

Many species in the genus Brassia are pollinated by parasitic wasps, which normally lay their eggs on spiders. The patterns and structure of Brassia orchids resemble a spider in its web enough to ...

"I thought about how orchids in general are [like] these beautiful parasites that attach themselves to trees and don't ...