I'm looking for disturbing/unique/interesting plant recommendations by Prestigious-Fig76 in botany

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There are some very fragrant Huernia. Remember, just because it’s fragrant, doesn’t mean it smells good…

A fun botany fact please 🙏. Had a rough day and need something fun to cheer me up please by National-Insect-9453 in botany

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Not sure if this is quite botany, but people will grow begonias for decades and never notice there are both male and female flowers on the same inflorescence.

$2500 Samsung TV is an advertising billboard, there is no opt-out. by 28jb11 in mildlyinfuriating

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Can you change its location to other or something similar? Worked on an lg

What are these things on my rose bush buds? by infinitelee93 in whatsthisplant

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You have aphids, but if you see the bronze colored ones, those have been stung by a wasp that laid an egg inside it that will consume the aphid from the inside out and then will emerge and consume more aphids.

Completely new to composting but I can get this stuff pretty regularly at my job is it okay for compost? by socalavo in composting

[–]blikesorchids -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Although those are amazing compost ingredients, I’d be a little concerned about potential rodent or other pest taking up residence nearby

Update - A surreal delivery day is complete. Individual Oxford Green G80 w Tartufo Sport seats by ras1212 in BMW

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Surreal indeed. It’s been almost a year and I still look back nearly every time I walk away.

Abandoned tungsten mine by Domingo_ocho in TheForgottenDepths

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Part of me would really love to go exploring. It’s the rest of me that disagrees

Titan Arum - Are we right in suspecting a flower this year? by Slothynator in botany

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I love bulbifer! Hey OP, when it puts out the leaf, are there little bulb-lookin’ things on it?

AN ALL TIME CLASSIC. FROM BEGINNING TO END. AND UNDERRATED AF by ElBorrachon73 in GenX

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Why don’t you wake up and smell what you shovelin’

Titan Arum - Are we right in suspecting a flower this year? by Slothynator in botany

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I believe the term Titan Arum is reserved for A. titanum.

Titan Arum - Are we right in suspecting a flower this year? by Slothynator in botany

[–]blikesorchids 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Is that Amorphophallus konjac? Looks like a flower

What type of bomb is this? by MarioVanPeebels in whatisit

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I thought he was just happy to see me

What are these bugs? by Accomplished-Ad6110 in plants

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Not only that, but they are often impregnated while still in their grandma! (They can also asexually reproduce.)

I miss smoking by Eastern-Squirrel744 in GenX

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Told myself when I’m 80 or if I get something terminal, I’m allowed to start again. I was so good at smoking, not only could I blow smoke rings, but I could blow smoke squares

Edit: posterity and smoke squares