Deep in the tropical rainforests of northern Ecuador, researchers equipped with slingshots launched traps scented with ...

The orchid, with a distinct tessellated pattern ... Human eyes are less sensitive to violet and near-ultraviolet light, she explained, making certain shades of blue appear more purple.

"So, there are orchids that are easier than African violets and orchids so hard nobody in the world can grow them." Marak says there are 40 types of orchids in Arkansas. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.

The four newly-recorded orchid bees vary in color, ranging from “brilliant metallic green or green-blue,” to “blue-violet,” to yellow, according to the study. All four species have ...