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Nectariferous orchids may be the least specialised of the Victorian taxa, readily adapting to changes that occur at a natural rate, but they are far from being safe. The various strategies have evolved from adapting to environmental changes to sustain populations, each of which producing ample viable seeds for eventually some to become adult plants. To compensate for losses a large number of flowers are needed on the same plant, but these are often cross-pollinated and geitonogamy is common. Orchids that have food-rewards attract a greater variety of visitors, but these include non-pollinating or pollinia-robbing insects. Initial observations indicated different aspects to orchid-insect relationships and this deserved more attention. The nectar-rewarding orchid pollinators received only basic treatment and are elaborated on in this companion volume. The terrestrial orchids of Victoria are reputed to attract pollinators by deception and the highly specialised strategies used were well covered in Orchid Pollinators of Victoria, 4th edition. The USS Lexington launched from the Utopia Planitia Shipyards in 2362. The Lexington is the flagship of Vice Admiral Ryland Matthews. The USS Lexington is a Galaxy Class Refit starship operated by Starfleet in the 24th and 25th centuries, and named for the town of Lexington in Massachusetts on Earth, the site of the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War. Shuttlecrafts Concord & Bunker Hill "A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom." ~ quote from the ship's dedication plaque During the battle, the blightbringer and the eradicators showed themselves, and Greene requested that the commanders destroy them. However, activating the engines of the ship attracted the infested, and they had to be defended as they got off the ground. Allied commanders were tasked by Guildmaster Debra Greene with defending the evacuation shuttles as they left the planet with the remaining miners. During the initial attack, a blightbringer killed a great number of miners, and the Umojan Protectorate eradicators the Combine gifted the miners went haywire. This article or section contains information derived from Co-op Missions, and should not be considered part of the official StarCraft storyline.ĭuring the End War, a Kel-Morian Combine mining colony came under attack by infested terrans and hybrids under the control of Amon. |
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