Orquídeas que fabrican insectos
The name ‘bee orchid’ is used all over Europe to designate a species of Ophrys of which the flower looks like a bee. But there are more orchids that have ‘bearing an insect’ in their name.
The genus name itself, Ophrys, comes from Ancient Greek, although there are two versions of its origin: one meaning ‘eyebrow’, in allusion to the lip, usually hairy in this genus. Another version states that it comes from the Greek ophirys, which in turn comes from ophis, that is, ‘serpent’.
Hello.
i am working on an orchid book mainly about a new version of Pescatorea by J. Linden (1860). In a general chapter on orchid biology I would like to use the fotograph of Ophrys insectifera and the Gorytes wasp of the current publication.
Would it be possible and if so for what fee?
Sincerely yours
The only photo showing a wasp in the article is Leucopelmonus annulicornis. The photo is free of rights and downloadable from Wikipedia.
About the photos of José Antonio, yes; he will be very happy to know that his pictures are in a nice book. The only condition is that he wants a proof of it (at least a pdf of the chapter, section, or whatever it is where his photo has appeared).
With this condition, ask me what you need and I’ll send you the original photo in high quality resolution.
Kind regards.
Manuel