Orchid Bees – Euglossa


Purchase: hilaroad.com The relationship between Orchid Bees (genus Euglossa)and Orchids is remarkable. This video shows male Orchid Bees collecting fragrance from a Mexican Orchid, Mormodes badia. Filmed at Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens: www.vallartabotanicalgardensac.org

24 Responses to “Orchid Bees – Euglossa”

  1. jhwastaken Says:

    Very well done!! No unnecessary sensationalism, good tempo and good camera work.
    Congratulations!

  2. nousernameideasleft Says:

    These are one of my favorite types of bees when it comes to visuals because if you watch them in slow motion, they look like machines with bigger black legs. They almost look like they are a machine when they hover over flowers.

  3. darksideofthebrick13 Says:

    you ever notice how a bee’s abdomen pulses? it looks soo wierd!

  4. wtfisditvoorbullshit Says:

    Those are the prettiest bees I have ever seen, they almost look alien.
    This is fascinating stuff.
    You have a calming voice.
    I thank you for uploading.

  5. eljicote Says:

    Very nice video!

  6. 99tgstang Says:

    these bees have such an awesome color to them

  7. sionnach8 Says:

    Very informative video!
    (^_^)b

  8. spastikmunky Says:

    Well done! Just another of the myriad examples in nature of our awesome creator! Thank you!

  9. MrCriticize Says:

    Great vid
    so the male bees are splashing on a bit of the old CK Orchid to get lucky with the lady b’s, randy buggers lol.

  10. mindygrahamkrauth Says:

    fascinating… excellent presentation.
    i have grown orchids for many years…
    the symbiosis is amazing

  11. ZTron57 Says:

    Top quality. Thank you!

  12. Elizabethdmy Says:

    There’s also orchids that look like bees, so that they get pollinated when real bees try to have sex with them.

  13. alka1945 Says:

    Amazingly fascinating

  14. Bugglesfan79 Says:

    Wow! Very well presented and explained! Thanks for sharing this with us! 5/5

  15. akoanani Says:

    this starts the perfume for the bees.

  16. sylphr Says:

    Truly fascinating! Thank you for explaining this so simply & beautifully.

  17. shizohal Says:

    How cool! Thanks for making these videos! Keep up the good work.

  18. iski007 Says:

    “Insects and plants interacting in a remarkable way”, indeed!! What an eloquent, lucid, articulate and very informed presentation.
    Amazing and awesome!!!

  19. sherpajohn1 Says:

    I would say its simply fascinating, but its a complex interaction, but still fascinating!

  20. HarryLinux007 Says:

    This is great please continue making these tremendously educational and entertaining video’s % stars from me ….

  21. pwarkentin2pc Says:

    Nothing! Getting the girl is everything for a guy bee! 5 stars from me.

  22. MartineOrchids Says:

    Just Fabulous !

  23. Battlefield2Pilot Says:

    Very, very neat video! It’s amazing that the bees continue to benefit the flower even though they get almost nothing themselves! 4 stars!

  24. ScienceOnline Says:

    This repost of the Orchid Bee video includes some corrections and edits.

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