Huernia rubra FN310

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Huernia rubra FN310

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Excellent.

Is that a true representation of the colour? A bit more purplish or cerise than red?
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This is lovely!
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Pattock wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 6:04 pm Excellent.

Is that a true representation of the colour? A bit more purplish or cerise than red?
Yup. Pretty accurate.
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Yet another "bloody" specimen... :grin:

I reckon someone could do a PhD on exactly what kind of dead animal each stapeliad flower is mimicking.
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ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:27 pm Yet another "bloody" specimen... :grin:

I reckon someone could do a PhD on exactly what kind of dead animal each stapeliad flower is mimicking.
It has been suggested that many are imitating the south end of a north-facing animal or corpse.
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