• Mimicking orchids lure bees from afar with exaggerated ultraviolet signals 

      Scaccabarozzi, Daniela; Lunau, Klaus; Guzzetti, Lorenzo; Cozzolino, Salvatore; Dyer, Adrian G.; Tommasi, Nicola; Biella, Paolo; Galimberti, Andrea; Labra, Massimo; Bruni, Ilaria; Pattarini, Giorgio; Brundrett, Mark; Gagliano, Monica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-01)
      Flowers have many traits to appeal to pollinators, including ultraviolet (UV) absorbing markings, which are well-known for attracting bees at close proximity (e.g., <1 m). While striking UV signals have been thought to ...