A botanist working in the Amazon rain forest discovers a new species of orchid. Interestingly, males but not females of a certain wasp species keep visiting the flowers of these orchids. Why?
A) Male wasps are likely attracted to the bright colors of the orchids' flowers.
B) The orchid might produce a pheromone similar to that produced by female wasps.
C) Male wasps are likely attracted to the sweet nectar produced by the orchid.
D) Male wasps are likely attracted by paracrine signals produced by the orchid.
E) Male wasps are likely attracted by growth factors produced by the orchid.
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