Ep. 407 - Orchid Bees: Botanical Perfumers

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Botany, Natural Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Plants, Science

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Orchid bees are not your average pollinators. Hailing from tropical regions of the Americas, these little gems have complex relationships with a variety of plants focussed on perfume production. Join Dr. Santiago Ramírez and me as we dive into the wildly fragrant world of orchid bee ecology and learn how their quest for scents has shaped myriad tropical plant lineages. This episode was produced in part by Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of
0:04.2	indefensiveplants.com.
0:05.2	What's up?
0:06.2	This is your host Matt, welcome to the show.
0:07.8	How is everyone doing this week?
0:10.1	This week we are talking about orchid bees and really from the perspective of the bees
0:14.4	because they're doing something unique, they're doing something extremely complex and they're
0:19.4	shaping plants in the process and joining us to talk about this is Dr. Santiago Ramirez
0:25.2	who has spent his entire career trying to understand the complexities of orchid bees
0:29.4	and the plants they visit.
0:31.4	Before I get to that, I just want to say please consider supporting this podcast on Patreon.
0:35.6	I could not be doing this podcast without the support of my patrons, they make this
0:39.8	podcast possible so if you've been listening for a short period of time or a long period
0:43.2	of time, you have them to thank for it.
0:45.4	But that's all I'm going to say about that for now.
0:47.4	Let's get on with it because I don't want to keep you from this topic any longer.
0:50.5	Without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. Santiago Ramirez.
0:54.0	I hope you enjoy.
0:59.4	Dr. Santiago Ramirez, thank you so much for coming on the podcast.
1:12.2	This has actually been a long time in the making but you're here today, welcome.
1:16.1	But let's start off with an introduction.
1:17.6	Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do.
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