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[–] house_of_questions 5 points 2 years ago (2 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!

[–] wolfylow 4 points 2 years ago

Very sweet! They remind me of the game with the plastic monkeys where you have to join them all together.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They even have little penises!

[–] blueskiesoc 1 points 2 years ago

~...and~ ~now~ ~I~ ~see~ ~them~ ~too.~