RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Little Beetles visiting Musk. CUL-DAR70.170. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2021. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR70 contains material for Darwin's book Orchids (2d ed. 1877).
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Musk-Orchis
Little Beetles visiting Musk, shows that mandibles are can extract nectar or something good - if open drops other larger insects might visit & then wd. not carry away pollinia.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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