Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera

Silsombos, June 2015.

comments (8)

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

awww! adorable! it looks like an excited screaming face (there are even little arms up in the air) :D Posted 3 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, i sometimes wonder if this is just a pareidolia coincidence or Nature really has something in mind with this design! :-) Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
2. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Lol now I can't unsee that, it's everywhere.
  https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/3943/photos Posted 3 years ago
3. 1. Patomarazul
    
    Lion
    
    Haha! maybe these are responsible for the stories about little fairies and gnoms in the woods :-D Posted 3 years ago

William Bodine

Lion

Nice! Posted 3 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 3 years ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

Brilliant Posted 3 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  These are always pleasant to find :-) Posted 3 years ago

The Ophrys apifera

"Ophrys apifera", known in Europe as the bee orchid, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Orchidaceae. It is remarkable as an example of sexually-deceptive pollination and floral mimicry as well as of a highly-selective and highly evolved plant-pollinator relationship.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions

Species identified by Patomarazul