Seems some species of orchid tempt insects by producing completely fake pollen. Their actual pollen isn't edible or nutritious, but in many cases the "fake" stuff is.
This isn't unfair on the insects at all...they get a delicious meal. It's equivalent to producing nectar, which plants release just to reward pollinators. But orchids went a different way.
The insects still get a meal.
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