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It's called co-evolution. The orchids don't 'know', the ones who, by accident, best fit the shape of insects manage to spread more of their pollen. And there's always a certain distance, or a ability of insect sight, that allows it to be fooled. It doesn't have to start from perfect mimicry!
Here some videos explaining the concept further:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW1rVGgFzWU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHGIJIc1rag
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Maybe

Originally Posted by
Dodo25
I enjoyed the videos especially the second one about the cow that wanted to be eaten.
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riding a cosmic vortex
I was watching QI and they just said there were more molecules in a glass of water than grains of sand in the entire world.
Not DNA molecules, granted, but it gives you an idea of how many
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