Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Incredible Orchids


A while back, I came across a very unusual orchid picture in my Facebook news feed. It was a picture of an orchid called the “Hanging Naked Man.” Amazing, and genuinely laughter-evoking.

So I saved it, but not before reposting it on my home page. One of my friends commented with a picture of her own—that of a monkey face.

Which got me to wondering how many orchids have been bred, or found in the wild, that emulated insects, animals, or humans. I did a Google search and found a bunch. Too lazy to research and write up what I found, I decided instead to just post the pictures here.

Enjoy! Hope at least a few are new to you.

Flying Duck (Caleana major)

White Egret (Pecteilis radiata)

Bee (Ophrys apifera)

Monkey Face (Dracula simia)

Tiger Face (Anguloa uniflora)

Ballerina (Caladenia melanema)

Hanging Naked Man (Orchis italica)

Swaddled Baby (Anguloa uniflora)

Darth Vader (Aristolochia Salvadorensis)
And that ... is that!

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