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Flower of Ophrys speculum beside the female of the pollinator wasp Dasyscolia ciliata (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae). Note the strong visual similarity. The blue shining pattern of the flower imitates the blue shining wings of the female wasp. The reddish hairs along the flower lip are the imitation of the respective body hairs of the female
(from Paulus 1978)
