The bee orchid, Ophrys apifera | Natural History Museum

Join Museum botanist Fred Rumsey as he searches for flowers that go to extreme lengths to lure pollinating insects. He finds the bee orchid, Ophrys apifera, and its close relative the late spider orchid, Ophrys fuciflora. Find out how you can help scientists investigate what impact climate change is having on the UK’s orchids by sending in your photos of wild orchids: http://bit.ly/NHM-OrchidObservers-YT 00:00 Intro 0:36 How to identify a bee orchid 1:14 Why would a bee orchid choose to look like a bee? 1:54 How is the bee orchid pollinated? 3:00 Fred finds a rare lake spider orchid, Ophrys fuciflora ---------------- The Natural History Museum in London is home to over 80 million objects, including meteorites, dinosaur bones and a giant squid. Our channel brings the Museum to you - from what goes on behind the scenes to surprising science and stories from our scientists. Subscribe to our channel for the latest films and live broadcasts about the natural world    / naturalhistorymuseum   Browse our shop: https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/ Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk Twitter:   / nhm_london   Facebook: http://fb.com/naturalhistorymuseum Instagram:   / natural_history_museum