Orchids mimic simians - Why Evolution Is True

Orchids mimic simians « Why Evolution Is True

Unless small monkeys try to copulate with orchids, this isn’t an evolved mimicry, but the resemblance is remarkable. Here is Dracula simia from the cloud forests of Ecuador, often called the “monkey orchid” for obvious reasons.  But, as I note below, another orchid species is the one that’s most commonly given that name.