Ophrys apifera looks even more like a bee. Also called a bee orchid.
this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2025
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This kind of posts should helpfully specify the species, not just “this flower”, otherwise many of us will assume it’s AI generated.
Ideally a Wikipedia link would satisfy any skepticism, but just the name is good enough for googling.
I'm not sure how I'm supposed to identify the species and all that stuff you want. I saw a flower and took a picture then did a 2x optical zoom with my Samsung. The first pic is below. And shouldn't the standard be the other way around in that AI should be labeled, and not assumed? 
I think you meant digital zoom. Optical zooming is done before the picture is taken.
S23 has 3x Optical zoom lens. Yes it was done before I took the pic.
I understand what you meant now.
AI is, unfortunately, becoming better each month, and most people using it have an interest on passing it as human.
Tagging is good, but humans can’t be passive. Googling “bee orchid”, or using Plant.net, could be enough to find the species, or a close relative.
But this is just my opinion, I don’t make the rules here, but I think it’s worth to make a small effort to fight disinformation in any form.
orchids evolved that way to be pollinator specific, thats why they are very species rich at 30k+ species in a single family, under asparagales order.
Censor this please. I am a bee and this is pornographic.
hmmmmm i see a clitoris
You finally found it!!
i'm afab...
You do realise how that makes it even worse, right?
let me clarify... i'm afab so obviously i know where it is
Let ME clarify...
🔴 <- the joke
------------ <- the Kármán-line (aka the edge of space)
𖨆 <- You
damn the autism strikes again
As a fellow AuDHD "enjoyer", I feel ya, brother.
Looks like a schooner to me
Ha ha ha ha. You dumb bastard. It's not a schooner. It's a sailboat.
you should look at aristholcia flowers, even closer resemblance
I never use my phone while making love, but that's just one fellows opinion. What else can you see from down there? Well give them a squeeze! I don't know, we're not there with you! Oh how am I supposed to know she did not like that?
What a happy little bee.
Absolutely blows my mind that nature can do this. How does this flower know the shape and look of a bee?
Evolution isn't changing into things that work. It's passing on genes that happen to work by chance.
Still a bit mind blowing though, wouldn't you agree?
The closer it gets to looking like bee, the more it survive, slowly, only bee looking flowers come to be 🐝
bee-autiful
This seat is taken!