early spider orchid

English

Noun

early spider orchid (plural early spider orchids)

1. A species of orchid, Ophrys sphegodes, found in Europe and the Middle East.
   • 2018 April 5, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     While warmer springs cause the early spider orchid to flower earlier in May, climate warming is also causing female bees to emerge from hibernation even earlier – confounding the orchid’s attempts to dupe the male bees.

Translations

Ophrys sphegodes

• Bulgarian: паяковидна пчелица (pajakovidna pčelica)