It states that it is do to the pressures of natural selection upon plant populations that results in a response of mimicry. In species there are many populations. There are diferent forms of selective pressures on each them. If a populations selective pressure is positive for it to look and smell like a female insect, the population that conforms to this will survive. The belief that this response to selectivity is by chance, is what I question.
Populations are only so big.
If a population had to conform to selective pressures by chance, I would think that they would end up dying out first. If not this extreme, I would expect to see a lot of history of populations going through bottleneck periods. I am wondering if maybe we are underestimating the intelligence of a plants survival mechanisms. Maybe plant populations have a way of knowing how to respond to a selective pressure effectively without dieing. Can someone help me with this as I need an answer.