Since end of March there are flowering orchids in Trémolat. Here is the earliest, a Western Spider Orchid (Ophrys occidentalis). It is a small pale green plant, only 10 or 20 cm high. It is easy to crush it when you are looking for it.
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On its velvety lip it has a clear spot, the mirror, which makes it look like a spider. At least, that’s what we humans think. Some bees believe it is another bee, sitting on a green flower. It even has eyes!