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  2. Pollination trap - Wikipedia

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    Arum with trap chamber at base Ceropegia rhynchantha, another trap flower. In many species of orchids, the flowers produce chemicals that deceive male insects by producing attractants that mimic their females. The males are then led into structures that ensure the transfer of pollen to the surfaces of the insects.

  3. Meander (art) - Wikipedia

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    A typical Attic red-figure cup with meander pattern at borders, by the Eretria Painter, c. 440–435 BC, red-figure pottery, Louvre Ancient Greek meanders on the base of a column from the ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Didyma , Turkey , unknown architect or sculptor, c. 300-150 BC [ 4 ]

  4. Thirst trap - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes, there can be a financial benefit for sharing thirst traps. [15] Some post thirst traps as a way to cope with emotional distress, such as after a breakup. [16] Furthermore, these images can be used to spite a former lover. [17] Sharing a thirst trap has also been used as a way to connect in times of social isolation (e.g. COVID-19 ...

  5. Clip art - Wikipedia

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    Examples of computer clip art, from Openclipart. Clip art (also clipart, clip-art) is a type of graphic art. Pieces are pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Today, clip art is used extensively and comes in many forms, both electronic and printed. However, most clip art today is created, distributed, and used in a digital form.

  6. Mimicry in plants - Wikipedia

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    Carrion flowers attract flies and other carrion-feeding insects by their smell. [12] Orbea variegata illustrated.. Carrion flowers, including the enormous Amorphophallus titanum, [11] mimic the scent and appearance of rotting flesh to attract necrophagous (carrion-feeding) insects like flesh flies (Sarcophagidae), blowflies (Calliphoridae), house flies and some beetles (e.g., Dermestidae and ...

  7. Patterns in nature - Wikipedia

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    For example, when leaves alternate up a stem, one rotation of the spiral touches two leaves, so the pattern or ratio is 1/2. In hazel the ratio is 1/3; in apricot it is 2/5; in pear it is 3/8; in almond it is 5/13. [56] Animal behaviour can yield spirals; for example, acorn worms leave spiral fecal trails on the sea floor. [57]

  8. Border art - Wikipedia

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    Border Art is a contemporary art practice rooted in the socio-political experience(s), such as of those on the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, or frontera.Since its conception in the mid-80's, this artistic practice has assisted in the development of questions surrounding homeland, borders, surveillance, identity, race, ethnicity, and national origin(s).

  9. Stigma (botany) - Wikipedia

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    Often sticky, the stigma is adapted in various ways to catch and trap pollen with various hairs, flaps, or sculpturings. [3] The pollen may be captured from the air (wind-borne pollen, anemophily), from visiting insects or other animals (biotic pollination), or in rare cases from surrounding water . Stigma can vary from long and slender to ...