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From: George Kerby on 31 Jul 2010 16:18



On 7/30/10 8:08 PM, in article 4as656dbh94cvh30uda1f1necqf8tv8o5e(a)4ax.com,
"LOL!" <lol(a)lol.org> wrote:

>
>
> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4844614791_8c703e3de8_b.jpg>
>
> To make it more of a challenge,

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz........(snore).......zzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZz
z...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.....zzzzzzzzz.......(p-p-p-ph-h-h-a-a-a-r-r-rt-t-t).......
....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ....(yawn)...zzzzzzzzzzz....

From: George Kerby on 31 Jul 2010 16:19



On 7/30/10 8:26 PM, in article 7mu65610morbt2a9v5oig3h1je1vrbn56q(a)4ax.com,
"LOL!" <lol(a)lol.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:10:40 -0700, "Chuck" <sprite(a)laddy.com> wrote:
>
>> It looks like the air roots of an orchid plant.
>>
>
> More clues:

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z...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.....zzzzzzzzz.......(p-p-p-ph-h-h-a-a-a-r-r-rt-t-t).......
....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ....(yawn)...zzzzzzzzzzz....

From: George Kerby on 31 Jul 2010 16:22



On 7/31/10 5:37 AM, in article d6v756dq5h87hqgaggds8n15qg2ap92b38(a)4ax.com,
"LOL!" <lol(a)lol.org> wrote:

> On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:25:23 -0700 (PDT), DanP <dan.petre(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Jul 31, 2:08�am, LOL! <l...(a)lol.org> wrote:
>>> <http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4844614791_8c703e3de8_b.jpg>
>>
>> Try sci.bio.botany, this is a SLR newsgroup.
>>
>> DanP
>
> Imagine one of these

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz........(snore).......zzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZz
z...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.....zzzzzzzzz.......(p-p-p-ph-h-h-a-a-a-r-r-rt-t-t).......
....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ....(yawn)...zzzzzzzzzzz....

From: George Kerby on 31 Jul 2010 16:23



On 7/31/10 6:35 AM, in article 4l185694e0q6njq8it48g33k7nu015ighc(a)4ax.com,
"LOL!" <lol(a)lol.org> wrote:

> On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:14:33 -0400, Robert Coe <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:26:13 -0500, LOL! <lol(a)lol.org> wrote:
>> : On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:10:40 -0700, "Chuck" <sprite(a)laddy.com> wrote:
>> :
>> : >It looks like the air roots of an orchid plant.
>> :
>> : More clues: Other than the missing fruit or flower, that is the whole
>> : plant. It never has leaves.
>>
>> One possibility is that the tentacles themselves serve as leaves. Their
>> greenish cast could suggest that that's the case.
>> I guess the more obvious
>> possibility is that it's an outright parasite, living off the tree.
>
> Wrong.

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z...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.....zzzzzzzzz.......(p-p-p-ph-h-h-a-a-a-r-r-rt-t-t).......
....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ....(yawn)...zzzzzzzzzzz....

From: Paul Furman on 31 Jul 2010 16:26
LOL! wrote:
> probably not found on the net through Google searches

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=leafless+florida+rare+plant
http://www.google.com/images?q=Leafless+bentspur+orchid
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