This is their way of life. These are not an orchid. Without seeing the actual orchid, all I can do is guess what genera your orchid belongs to. Figuring out what particular species the orchid may be is very difficult without extensive study of the plant over an extended period of time. If the orchid is a hybrid, it could be impossible to determine the specific parents that were used in the crosses.
Hybrids are sometimes crosses with many different genera.
You can find out if your orchid is a Cattleya or a Phalaenopsis, for example, but if it is a hybrid it could be most anything now days because of all the crosses being developed. Many orchids are tagged with just a nickname. Orchids are divided into groups as to how they grow. Orchids with a sympodial growth pattern usually grow in a horizontal direction like a creeping vine. Cattleya, Cymbidium, and Dendrobiums are sympodial.