Kimiko Hahn’s most recent book is The Artist’s Daughter. Having just completed a collection of prose and poetry loosely based on Japanese classical forms, she plans to get to work on a series inspired by science articles. Research Kimiko Hahn Darwin could not believe an insect would visit a blossom that had no reward so insisted this orchid must withhold the nectar deep inside. But he was deceived as well. Which brings us up-to-date— where the green-winged orchid does not offer nectar in its own Darwinian desire to attract then rid itself of the useful bee. Still other species have evolved to resemble a female! thus leading to frustrated trysts— or to resemble two fractious rivals which also attracts—not surprisingly—a male curious to join the fray. What to make of highly evolved Beauty bent on deception as survival— what to tell young women who flaunt thigh and thong? I would like my daughters to be selective. But, alas! As far as that narrative they are full of nectar!