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[โ€“] rdri 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The plant has no eyes nor the ability to change its own leaves.

You should probably google Boquila trifoliolata.

But yes, it's impressive if it never met anything that looks like a hummingbird.

[โ€“] HandMadeArtisanRobot 2 points 9 months ago

Holy shit, thanks for sharing! I think it's impressive in either case.

For anyone else, here's an article I found about it: https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2022/11/30/23473062/plant-mimicry-boquila-trifoliolata