The mimicry is near-perfect. For example, the Australian hammer orchid has taken advantage of a mating ritual of the Thynnid wasp, which involves a female wasp waiting on top of a branch or plant ...

Macropis cuckoo bee and frog orchid. There are a number of reasons as to why a species might become threatened or endangered. According to Leddick, it comes down to loss of habitat, invasive ...