Orchis pallens, known as the Pale Orchid is the only yellow orchid of the genus Orchis. The flowers are large and beautiful and the petals have a velvety, soft touch. The Pale Orchid does not secrete any nectar. In order to attract insects, its pollination strategies are exclusively based on deceit and mimicry. Flowering early, this clever orchid mimics the yellow colour of many neighbouring, spring flowers, stealing their pollinators. In this instance, a small Rove Beetle (Family Staphylinidae) was running for its life to hide inside the orchid flower, threatened by a large March Fly (Family Bibionidae). Mimicry strategies are often employed by deceiving orchids, since one-third of all orchids do not secrete nectar to reward their pollinators (Orchids of Romania, by Nora De Angelli & Dan Anghelescu, 2020).