Scientists find self-fertilizing orchid

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060621/ap_on_sc/china_lonely_orchid

The orchid defies gravity to twist the male part of its flower into the necessary shape to fertilize the female one, a team led by LaiQuang Huang of Tsinghua University found.

The plant does so without the help of sticky fluids or other methods used by self-pollinating plants to ensure that the pollen reaches the egg, LaiQuang reported. This makes it a new method of pollination, he said.

Now that is special.