This Strange Plant Has Flowers with Petals Shaped Like Hummingbirdss...

In fact, it's highly unlikely that any non-human would mistake the flowers for birds. What we're experiencing when looking at the photo is something called simulacrum. Similar to the illusion we see when looking at trompe-l'oeil paintings, our eyes are tricking us into seeing a representation of an object that isn't actually present.

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