There's a species of orchid called Dracula simia with flowers that look like a monkey's head (thumbs2.imgbox.com)

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[-] house_of_questions@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year 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 1 points 1 year ago

They even have little penises!

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