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Updated by Daisy Dominguez Lopez on Jan 27, 2022
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Top 10 Plants that Imitate Animals

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Dracula simia - a monkey face orchid

Dracula simia - a monkey face orchid

Scientific name: Dracula Simia Epipremnum (little dragon monkey)
Genus: Dracula
In this orchid you can clearly see the face of a monkey so of course it had to be in this top ten list.

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The bee orchid

The bee orchid

Scientific name: Ophrys apifera
Genus: Ophrys
Although it may not look like a bee at first once you pay close attention to the image it kind of gets the shape of a bee.

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Pecteilis radiata known as the White egret flower

Pecteilis radiata known as the White egret flower

Scientific name: Habenaria radiata
Common name: White Egret Flower
When I first saw this picture, I believed this was some kind of bird but after making further research I realized this was a flower.

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Impatiens Psittacine--Parrot Flower

Impatiens Psittacine--Parrot Flower

Scientific name: Impatiens psittacina
Species: Balsam
I picked this flower to be in the top ten because it is an amazing, unique and rare flower/plant. This flower can only be found in Thailand, Myanmar and also in some parts of India. The Parrot Flower can't be grown in other part of the world because its pollinator is not known.

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Flying Duck

Flying Duck

Scientific name: Caleana major
Genus: Tachyeres
If you pay close attention, you can see the form of the duck even the beak is kind of orange.

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crotalaria cunninghamii

crotalaria cunninghamii

Scientific name: Crotalaria cunninghamii
Genus: Crotalaria
Species: C. cunninghamii
When I first saw this picture, I instantly knew that this had to be in the list because it is beautifully shaped as a bird.

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Monilaria moniliformis

Monilaria moniliformis

Scientific name: Bunny Succulent, Bunny Ear Succulent
Genus: Monilaria
Species: Moniliformis
This specific plant made it into the list because the top part looks like a rabbit it kind of looks like the bunny from kung fu panda unfortunately I count insert a picture on the bunny but if you have seen the movie, you will know the exact bunny I'm talking about.

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Peristeria Elata-- Dove Orchids

Peristeria Elata-- Dove Orchids

Scientific name: Peristeria Elata
Common name: Holy Ghost orchid
The Holy Ghosh orchid is in this top ten list because as we can observe there is a very well-made dove, and it just looks cute.

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Christia vespertilionis known as the Red Butterfly Wing

Christia vespertilionis known as the Red Butterfly Wing

Scientific name: Mariposa
Species: Red Butterfly Wing
The Christia vespertilionis known as the Red Butterfly Wing made it to the list because when you first take a look at it you would think that it is a butterfly rather than a plant.

10

Snapdragons skull

Snapdragons skull

Scientific name: Antirrhinum
Even though this flower does not imitate an animal it still made it to the list because once the flower dies this turns into small skulls.

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Dracula simia

Dracula simia

The Dracula orchid produces via pollination this orchid is a land plant. Dracula orchid is an alternation of generations life cycle defined by having both sporophyte and gametophyte organisms which mean that it has both asexual and sexual reproductive stages.
Dracular orchid gets its nutrients from the rain, humidity and get its energy from the sun.