17 Flowers Masterfully Disguised As Something Else
This is a compilation of 17 orchids and other flowers that, due to their extraordinary shapes and colors and our complex perception mechanisms, look very much like something else.
Aside from their elegance and beauty, orchids are well known for their extraordinarily diverse colors and appearances, which can often resemble a wide array of other objects or animals. Orchids very often tend to evoke instances of pareidolia – a psychological phenomenon where our brain creates significant images or likenesses out of seemingly random forms. This is a compilation of 17 orchids and other flowers that, due to their extraordinary shapes and colors and our complex perception mechanisms, look very much like something else.
via: Bored Panda1. Monkey Face Orchid (Dracula Simia)
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2. Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis)
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3. Naked Man Orchid (Orchis Italica)
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4. Snap Dragon Seed Pod (Antirrhinum)
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5. Hooker’s Lips (Psychotria Elata)
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6. Dancing Girls (Impatiens Bequaertii)
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7. Laughing Bumble Bee Orchid (Ophrys bomybliflora)
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8. Swaddled Babies (Anguloa Uniflora)
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9. Parrot Flower (Impatiens Psittacina)
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10. Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana Major)
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11. Orchid That Looks Like A Tiger
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12. Happy Alien (Calceolaria Uniflora)
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13. Angel Orchid (Habenaria Grandifloriformis)
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14. Dove Orchid Or Holy Ghost Orchid (Peristeria Elata)
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15. Orchid That Looks Like A Ballerina
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16. White Egret Orchid (Habenaria Radiata)
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17. Darth Vader (Aristolochia Salvadorensis)
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