Pollination strategy by fungus gnats in Pterostylis sanguinea
Channel: Produzioni Video Lecco | Nicola Rota
Date: 27/10/2014

Pollination of sexually deceptive trap-flowers by fungus gnats (Diptera) in Pterostylis sanguinea (Orchidaceae).

At Kings Park of Perth, Western Australia
Daniela Scaccabarozzi  - Biologist

For more information: Phillips RD, Scaccabarozzi D, Retter BA, Hayes C, Brown GR, Dixon KW and Peakall R 2014 Caught in the act: pollination of sexually deceptive trap-flowers by fungus gnats in Pterostylis (Orchidaceae). Ann. Bot. 113:629-641.

Music: "BEBE'" from the album Antimateria by Adrián Berenguer
Insect shooting: Dr Daniela Scaccabarozzi
Filmaker: http://www.nicolarota.it/


Thanks to: Dr. Ryan Phillips, Prof. Kingsley Dixon, Biodiversity Centre.