OuiSi Nature card 142: Bucket Orchid. Photograph by Christian Ziegler The whole photograph behind card 142: Bucket Orchid. Photograph by Christian Ziegler

OuiSi Nature · Card 142

Bucket Orchid

Coryanthes panamensis

Location
Gamboa, Panama
Date
October 9, 2017
Photograph byChristian Ziegler

Description

This impressive bucket orchid is visited by male orchid bees attracted to the flower’s scent.

Christian Ziegler

The photographer

Christian Ziegler

Tropical biologist turned photojournalist for Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and NatGeo.

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OuiSi Nature card 142: Bucket Orchid. Photograph by Christian Ziegler The whole photograph behind card 142: Bucket Orchid. Photograph by Christian Ziegler

Bucket Orchid

Photograph by Christian Ziegler