A cluster of flowers grows in a meadow. From far away, they seem like normal plants. But step closer, and you might notice something. Each blossom looks exactly like a tiny, buzzing bee! This puzzling organism is called a bee orchid. It’s just one of Earth’s many wild and wacky plants.
“Plants are the foundation of all ecosystems,” says J. Phil Gibson, a plant biologist at the University of Oklahoma. Many animals eat only plants, and other species eat those animals. “Plants keep everything else alive,” says Gibson.
A cluster of flowers grows in a meadow. They seem like normal plants from far away. But step closer. You might notice something. Each blossom looks exactly like a tiny, buzzing bee! This weird plant is called a bee orchid. It’s just one of Earth’s many wild and wacky plants.
“Plants are the foundation of all ecosystems,” says J. Phil Gibson. He’s a plant biologist. He works at the University of Oklahoma. Many animals eat only plants. And other species eat those animals. “Plants keep everything else alive,” says Gibson.