this post was submitted on 21 Jun 2023
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Mildly Interesting

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[–] nieceandtows@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Donny@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] potato_pizzareca@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Looks like evil monkeys.

[–] defaultnamespace@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

More like mildly terrifying. No thanks monkey flowers.

[–] blueskiesoc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sharing my pic from a greenhouse in SoCal.

[–] LillianVS@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It looks kinda like something an AI could generate and I feel mildly uneased by this lol

[–] house_of_questions@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 1 points 1 year ago

They even have little penises!