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.
1. Monkey Face Orchid (Dracula Simia)
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2. Swaddled Babies (Anguloa Uniflora)
3. Happy Alien (Calceolaria Uniflora)
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4. Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis)
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5. Dove Orchid Or Holy Ghost Orchid (Peristeria Elata)
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6. Laughing Bumble Bee Orchid (Ophrys bomybliflora)
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7. Naked Man Orchid (Orchis Italica)
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8. Hooker’s Lips (Psychotria Elata)
9. Parrot Flower (Impatiens Psittacina)
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10. Angel Orchid (Habenaria Grandifloriformis)
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11. Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana Major)
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12. White Egret Orchid (Habenaria Radiata)
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13. Snap Dragon Seed Pod (Antirrhinum)
14.Dancing Girls (Impatiens Bequaertii)
15. Orchid That Looks Like A Ballerina
16. Darth Vader (Aristolochia Salvadorensis)
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17. Orchid That Looks Like A Tiger
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