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WildBlueYonder
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I’m saying is that evolution is an illusion, it looks like evolution is in action, but there are several unexplained phenomena (or as Catholics say, ‘mysteries’)
tell me, does organic chemistry explain how an orchid can entice a distinct insect, via pheromone-specific to that insect, or via mimicry. And how does an orchid evolve wheels, hinges, spring-loaded hammers, “hair”, time-release (for pheromones, scents to attract day- or night-flying critters), shapes, just check out David Attenborough’s little clip on YouTube, provided here:
Each orchid needs a specific pollinator:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h8I3cqpgnA&mode=related&search=
Does organic chemistry explain orchids, which are dual-symbiotes; with fungi & a pollinator?
They need fungi to germinate
More research on mycorrhizas
http://www.anos.org.au/groups/newzealand/biology/fungi.htm
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/courses/mpp/MycoEcol113.htm
For orchids to exist as they do, there would have had to have been 3 separate species that co-evolve at the same time; fungi, orchid & pollinator, a very delicate balance
Some research done in Alaska:
http://mercury.bio.uaf.edu/~lee_taylor/fungi&orchid_dist.html
Btw, orchids grow everywhere but Antarctica & some deserts
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/07/17/orchid_pla.html?category=earth
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/horticulture/orchids.html
http://www.napavalleyorchidsociety.org/culture.asp
http://www.orchidsasia.com/species/image1.htm
Orchids are not weeds (not an invasive plant)
anyone that denys evolution knows absolutely nothing about organic chemistry.
tell me, does organic chemistry explain how an orchid can entice a distinct insect, via pheromone-specific to that insect, or via mimicry. And how does an orchid evolve wheels, hinges, spring-loaded hammers, “hair”, time-release (for pheromones, scents to attract day- or night-flying critters), shapes, just check out David Attenborough’s little clip on YouTube, provided here:
Each orchid needs a specific pollinator:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h8I3cqpgnA&mode=related&search=
Does organic chemistry explain orchids, which are dual-symbiotes; with fungi & a pollinator?
They need fungi to germinate
The seeds are generally almost microscopic and very numerous, in most species over a million per capsule. After ripening they blow off like dust particles or spores. They lack endosperm and must enter symbiotic relationship with various mycorrhizal basidiomyceteous fungi that provide them the necessary nutrients to germinate, so that all orchid species are mycoheterotrophic during germination and reliant upon fungi to complete their lifecycle.
As the chance for a seed to meet a fitting fungus is very small, only a minute fraction of all the seeds released grow into an adult plant. Germination can take up to fifteen years.
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid
More research on mycorrhizas
http://www.anos.org.au/groups/newzealand/biology/fungi.htm
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/courses/mpp/MycoEcol113.htm
For orchids to exist as they do, there would have had to have been 3 separate species that co-evolve at the same time; fungi, orchid & pollinator, a very delicate balance
Some research done in Alaska:
http://mercury.bio.uaf.edu/~lee_taylor/fungi&orchid_dist.html
Btw, orchids grow everywhere but Antarctica & some deserts
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/07/17/orchid_pla.html?category=earth
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/horticulture/orchids.html
http://www.napavalleyorchidsociety.org/culture.asp
http://www.orchidsasia.com/species/image1.htm
Orchids are not weeds (not an invasive plant)
An exception to this rule is most orchids, which have small wind-dispersed seeds but have not usually been invasive because they generally require specialized pollinators, which are absent from Hawaii, to fertilize their seeds. Of course, if orchid pollinators were introduced to Hawaii this situation could change.
From: http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/hortweeds/