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kadu@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

There's a species of orchid called Dracula simia with flowers that look like a monkey's head

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There's a species of orchid called Dracula simia with flowers that look like a monkey's head

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kadu@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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  • nieceandtows@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    That’s crazy good. I wonder what the evolutionary reason behind it is.

    • Donny@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      My guess is just to scare things that eat it? Idk it is super interesting

  • House.of.Questions@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I just checked if this was real (yes I do that a lot :D) and omg, it is! I had never heard of it.

    The wiki showed another version of this, called Orchis simia:

    Orchis simia, commonly known as the monkey orchid, is a greyish pink to reddish species of the genus Orchis. It gets its common name from its lobed lip which mimics the general shape of a monkey’s body.[1]

    Look how adorable!

    • Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de
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      They even have little penises!

  • defaultnamespace@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    More like mildly terrifying. No thanks monkey flowers.

  • Pizzareca@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Looks like evil monkeys.

  • Aer@lemmy.world
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    It looks kinda like something an AI could generate and I feel mildly uneased by this lol

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