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    But the new study, led by Felipe Yamashita, a doctoral student at the University of Bonn, takes this a giant step further. It suggests that B. trifoliolata uses lens-like cells in its leaves, or “ocelli,” to detect the shape and other attributes of nearby plants. Then, it somehow processes that information and uses it to form new leaves in their image.

    (I know OPs plant is not mimicking real birds like this, my plant is just neat and I wanted to share)

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      deleted by creator

    • Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      What the actual fuck.

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        Several scientists told Vox that there are significant issues with the study design.

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        xD
        Yeah, I didn’t know this technology existed.

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    If you like that, then how about this Naked Man orchid?

    (Also “orchid” comes from the Greek word for testicles)

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      Well that one is obvious, as one of the great philosophers of our time once said;

      They’re putting chemicals in the water that turn the frigging frogs orchids gay!

    • fossilesque@mander.xyzOPM
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      I used this in a presentation once because it’s hilarious.

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    Relevant XKCD

    • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works
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      Always.

  • Queen HawlSera@lemm.ee
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    Crazy how nature do that

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    According to the Pokedex, it’s a Grass/flying type.

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      Given that mimikyu is ghost/fairy and mawhile is fairy, my guess is that a duck mimic pokemon based off this would probably be Grass/fairy

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    Are you sure that it’s not the duck who copying the orchid? Bird aren’t real

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    That’s the beauty of evolution, it doesn’t need to. In fact the critters determining the shape of the orchids are probably whatever is pollenating it. I assume those are “duck chest bursting bees” or something similar.

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      Male ducks are horny little fuckers, it wouldnt totally shock me if ducks pollinated it.

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    Well obviously this flower is pollinated by ducks.

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    They know the same way heikegani crabs know what a samurai looks like.

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