Nature is full of beautiful creations. What animals and plants we see and know of around us are very limited compared to the species that actually exist on this planet. Plant lovers would be admiring the blooms, their colours and shapes every time. Among the many flowering plants is the orchid family, which make for beautiful ornamental decorations and bouquets. One such orchid picture has been doing rounds on the internet thanks to its resemblance to a human structure. Called the hanging 'naked man', pictures of these flowers were shared on Twitter. It was definitely amusing to see how the plant looks like a stick figure resemblance of a tiny male. While it may be considered to be a fake or a photoshopped image, it is very much real.

The scientific name of this orchid is Orchis italica, it is a species native to the Mediterranean. Each flower has a lobed lip (labellum) and the flower entirely mimics a naked human man, giving it its common name. The other common name for this one is the Italian orchid. It is commonly found in regions like Jordan, Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Israel, Greece and other such places.

Check out the pictures of the hanging 'naked man' orchid shared on Twitter:

On sharing these pictures, Twitterati too was amused and the post has got almost 22,000 likes and 8000 plus shares. The amused people had some funniest reactions given the resemblance to the 'male part.'

They're the best

And also blessed!

Nature's got humour too!

While everyone was amused at the shape of this one, few others took to show the more amazing shapes that exist in the world of orchids. Take a look at the orchids resembling different shapes:

The flying duck orchids

That's a perfect ballerina

Then a laughing bumblebee

And we also have a monkey!

What started as sharing one amazing nature's phenomenon became a thread to share some more of the gems from the orchid family. These pictures are a proof of how wonderful nature is and we do not see those wonders that closely.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 29, 2018 03:51 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).