Platanthera Aquilonis [Pollination & Insect Interaction]

Northern Green Bog Orchid [Platanthera aquilonis]. New York. 6-13-25. These flowers are self pollinating as the anther sac rotate forward and downward pushing the pollinia out of the anther sac. You can see the pollinia is missing from the right anther sac and has been deposited on the stigma and pollination has been completed.

Sputnik Spider [Paidiscura pallens] hunting on Northern Green bog orchid [Platanthera aquilonis]. Vermont 7-5-21. The tiny spots you can see are apart of its coloration, something to confuse predators no doubt.