The orchid takes advantage of this mating arrangement to get the male bee to collect and disseminate its pollen; parts of its flower not only resemble the appearance of sand bees but also produce large quantities of the three alkanes in the same ratio as female sand bees.
ðɪ ˈɔːɹkɪd tˈeɪks ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌv ðɪs mˈeɪɾɪŋ ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt tə ɡɛt ðə mˈeɪl bˈiː tə kəlˈɛkt ænd dɪsˈɛmᵻnˌeɪt ɪts pˈɑːlən; pˈɑːɹts ʌv ɪts flˈaʊɚ nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ɹᵻzˈɛmbəl ðɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns ʌv sˈænd bˈiːz bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ pɹədˈuːs lˈɑːɹdʒ kwˈɔntᵻɾiz ʌvðə θɹˈiː ˈælkeɪnz ɪnðə sˈeɪm ɹˈeɪʃɪˌoʊ æz fˈiːmeɪl sˈænd bˈiːz.