In Ettrema: Bearded Orchids - Fallen Angels

It is hard to dismiss the vision of the typical bearded biker when you first come across these orchids. A luxuriant beard, heavy set nose and beady eyes which are hidden behind helmet and windswept leathers ticks all the boxes of a rebel.

 

 But, in their initial enclosed state, they can look angelic.

 

The first people saw small spirits in the Australian bush. With fellows like these to marvel at, Nature's ingenuity reaches a different level.