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[–] Bobmighty@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Looks fake as hell. I'd be more afraid of falling for stuff like this. Cute as a Photoshop challenge though

[–] Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I thought you were being too cynical because plenty of plants evolved this technique but then I realized because of AI I have absolutely no idea if they're real or not, unless I spend time that I don't have on researching it.

[–] Bobmighty@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Seems like it's a touched up fake. The white duck head one is especially obvious. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/52975/does-the-yulan-magnolia-flower-bud-look-like-a-bird