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]
11 Comments
LillianVS@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
It looks kinda like something an AI could generate and I feel mildly uneased by this lol
defaultnamespace@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
More like mildly terrifying. No thanks monkey flowers.
blueskiesoc@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Invasion of the body snatchers vibe.
nieceandtows@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
That’s crazy good. I wonder what the evolutionary reason behind it is.
Donny@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
My guess is just to scare things that eat it? Idk it is super interesting
house_of_questions@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
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:
Look how adorable!
wolfylow@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Very sweet! They remind me of the game with the plastic monkeys where you have to join them all together.
Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 3y
They even have little penises!
blueskiesoc@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
...andnowIseethemtoo.blueskiesoc@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Sharing my pic from a greenhouse in SoCal.
potato_pizzareca@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Looks like evil monkeys.