<i>Exaerete frontalis</i> (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

<i>Exaerete frontalis</i>

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Orchid bees, like Exaerete frontalis, may fly great distances to pollinate specific orchid species. Now scientists can track their flight paths using radio telemetry.

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