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flowerishness · 6 months

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Phalaenopsis amabilis (moon orchid)

Some orchids don't produce nectar but rather they use 'sexual deception' as their route to pollination. These orchids secrete imitations of female sex pheromones in their scent to trick male bees. Not only does the orchid smell like a female bee but visual signals look like six legs and the flowers have tactile hairs in all the right places, convincing the male that this is the real thing.

When the drone lands on the orchid he quickly realizes that this isn't really a receptive queen bee but by then he's picked up the orchid's pollen. At this point the male is pretty excited by all this wonderful perfume in the air and he flies from flower to flower, trying to mate. In this way he pollinates every orchid he can find. This is why this pollination strategy is referred to as a form of 'sexual deception'.

Incidentally, the species name amabilis means 'lovely' in Latin.

#flowers #photographers on tumblr #moon orchid #pink #orchid #fleurs #flores #fiori #blumen #bloemen #Vancouver

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contremineur · 4 months

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Ilona Langbroek, Moon orchid (2022)

"I create my images based upon stories and memories, in which I try to visualize the bond between man, spirit and nature. I love to use the contrast between light and dark and the twilight zone between them."

image and artist's statement from here

#ilona langbroek #moon orchid #photography #portrait

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terapsina · 2 years

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Can I take a moment to talk about how I enjoy the fact that Dongfang Qingcang was NOT ever actually evil?

He was without feelings. He was ruthless. Thirty thousand years ago he tried to attack Shuiyuntian and there would undoubtedly have been innocent victims but he did not do so because he was being a conqueror. He did so because his people were clearly quite desperate (and yes, as revenge against the Fairy Realm for their treatment of the Moon Tribe).

The story describes him as this great evil but it feels more like the victors of the war rewriting history the way they liked, rather than actual description of Dongfang Qingcang as we get to know him. Even in the beginning when his feelings are only barely beginning to wake he's not so much cruel or malicious as angry after all.

Infuriated by being tied to Xiao Lanhua. But he doesn't really do anything truly horrific to her does he? He's kinda mean when she's irritating him - especially when she keeps unknowingly describing him as a green skinned monster with bad breath (which: ICONIC); incredibly grumpy; throws around a few empty threats; gets kinda hilariously excited about the opportunity to kill people and beings FOR her.

But he doesn't kidnap her until it's to save her life. He tries talking/tricking Xiao Lanhua into fixing the previous God of War's destiny book but doesn't hold swords to the throats of the people she cares about to make her do it.

And then he multiple times tries to make Xiao Lanhua feel better whenever she's upset (very resentfully in the beginning to be fair and with the frequent addition of murder eyes as he does it but not in a... calculated way. There's no real manipulation or seduction going on, he's even right when he tells her he never lied to her when she learns exactly who he is).

I just... I like that the story ISN'T 'evil man falls in love and this fixes him'. He wasn't evil. And falling in love didn't fix him. Falling in love was more a consequence of his Heart Tree being given a spark of life, which gave him the ABILITY to fall in love, and not at all the kind of toxic power play that shows often try to make romantic and which just end up making me vaguely ill.

He's not an evil overlord out for his own selfish goals who then starts caring about one person and one person alone. He cares about his entire realm, he cares about the souls of those 100'000 trapped soldiers. He always did, even if up to that point he was loyalty without affection. He's dangerous. Both the leader of and the weapon for his people. But he grows into more than that through the story as he learns selflessness and forgiveness and compassion.

Ultimately I guess I like that though he might have changed because of Xiao Lanhua, he didn't do it for her. At least not the way this trope is usually used in many of my NOTPs.

#dongfang qingcang #love between fairy and devil #moon orchid #otp: in thousands of identical orchids i will find you in an instant #terapsina rambles #terapsina's lbfad rambles #lbfad spoilers

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crudlynaturephotos · 2 months

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#moon orchid #moth orchid #phalaenopsis amabilis #monstera plant #ferns #cyclamen #greenhouse #conservatory #new york botanical garden #the bronx

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rinne4112 · 2 years

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Prefect's Fairy Gala outfit is HERE!!!

Prefect is 100% not used to wearing fancy clothes

Fullbody version:

Had fun designing the outfit.

Used some moon orchids, white jasmines, and dead leaf butterflies. Traditional Indonesian Batik for the motif.

Behind the scenes :

Fairy Gala Prefect in sketch :

Elegant, confident, is this even Prefect???

#fairy gala #twst oc #twst fanart #twst mc #twst prefect #twst fairy gala #moon orchid #white jasmine #flowers #dead leaf butterfly #batik #outfit #ツイステファンアート #ツイステッドワンダーランド

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muttball · 1 year

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Moon Orchid (Aphrodite’s phalaenopsis)

#tropical plants #indoor garden plants #orchids #moon orchid #aphrodite phalaenopsis #flowers #gardening #nature #photography

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thebotanicalarcade · 11 months

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n838_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: The gardener's assistant :. London ;Blackie & Son,1859.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57724435

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arestyuday · 1 year

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trakteer / ko-fi

Anggrek bulan.

Well, another of orchid's photo. It's moon orchid anyway.

—restyu, 090523

#photography #fotografi #bunga #flower #pink flower #orchid #pink orchid #anggrek #anggrek bulan #moon orchid #gardening #garden

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wherethewildorchidgrows · 5 months

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denbiggibumphalaenopsis

#phalenopsis #moth orchid #moon orchid #orchid #orchid photography #orchids #orchid flower #orchid garden #floral enrichment #the floral odyssey #floral odyssey #floral photography

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keep-it-light · 1 year

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I have now joined the Tattoo club. I got this beautiful piece of work done yesterday and I still can’t believe I did it. I LOVE IT!!! 😍😊👍💓

#tattoo #first tattoo #my first tattoo #floral tattoo #moon orchid #apple blossom #dogwood blossom #pink and white #tattoo club

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mezbeleyer · 11 months

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Love Between Fairy And Devil

#love between fairy and devil #wang hedi #dylan wang #esther yu #cdrama #cdrama edit #cdramasource #asiandramasource #dongfang qingcang #orchid #yu shuxin #moon supreme #cang lan jue #cdrama gif

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clj-art-blog · 7 months

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DFQC and XLH | Somewhere on the shore of Cangyan Sea

#We have never seen the shores of the Cangyan Sea (I needed to draw this)#I really love this outfit on her because she looks like a real orchid flower in it #I started this art a looooong time ago and I already wanted to give it up but I'm very glad that I didn't do this😚#苍兰诀 #love between fairy and devil #cang lan jue #lbfad #dongfang qingcang #xiao lanhua #clj fan art #moon supreme #fan art #art #clj-art-blog #my 25th clj art

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naksushadows · 9 months

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The Love Between Fairy and Devil posters are a masterpiece!

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terapsina · 5 months

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Your favorite ship involving that 'Why The Fuck Are They Always Staring Into Each Others Eyes' energy?

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recapitulation · 2 years

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Orchid’s Moon Tribe hairpieces

[ID: gifs from the series “Love Between Fairy and Devil” focusing on Orchid’s Moon Tribe hairpieces, which feature four distinct decorative pieces above her ear: moon shapes, two that resemble floral bouquets, and one with sun shapes. All of them wrap around the head and dangle down from behind the ear on both sides of her head. /end ID]

#the one with literal moons is my faaaaavorite although i struggled the most getting good shots of that one #cljedit #xiao lan hua #clj #love between fairy and devil #my gifs #i don't THINK i missed one but it's possible.. if you have a more encyclopedic knowledge of orchid's hairpieces than i do #feel free to share w me <3 #anyway staring at these a normal amt

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sakura-rose12 · 10 months

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The colour wheel challenge I did on twitter! It was such a blast and it was awesome to see characters that people associate with the colours! Thanks everyone!

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