# The sexual deception of orchids

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Anne Gaskett
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/anne_gaskett_the_sexual_deception_of_orchids)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Adult profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Nearly 28,000 species of orchid grow all around the world, bearing every imaginable color, shape and pattern. There's a cunning purpose behind these elaborate displays: many orchids trick insects into pollinating, sometimes even into having sex with them. How do they deploy these deceptive tactics? Anne Gaskett dives into the surprisingly complex ways orchids attract insects. \[Directed by Mette Ilene Holmriis, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott, music by Jarrett Farkas\].

## Lectures

1. [The sexual deception of orchids](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/anne_gaskett_the_sexual_deception_of_orchids/33bfb38c6f59), 6 min (TED's player)