FfFfFfFF 51,771 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 (edited) The largest waterlily species in the world has been discovered after a case of mistaken identity that saw it hide in plain sight for 177 years. A team of scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London revealed the finding in a new study, with the species of the aquatic plant named as new to science. With leaves that can grow up to 10 feet wide and carry the distributed weight of a full-grown man, it may seem like a hard plant to overlook. But due to a lack of existing research on giant waterlilies, it took the team years of investigation to establish that a previously unidentified species had been living in Kew's herbarium all along. The plant has been named Victoria boliviana in honor of the research team’s Bolivian partners and after one of the South American homes of the giant waterlily. “Perhaps we can use the most giant and charismatic plants to highlight the fact that there are many plant species out there still not known to science and not understood.” Source - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/scientists-discover-new-giant-waterlily-was-hiding-plain-sight-177-yea-rcna36533 Edited July 4 by FfFfFfFF 7 1 15 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
badfaith 4,160 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 They look like Chromatica oreos 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dubstep111 279 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 1 minute ago, badfaith said: They look like Chromatica oreos Omg they do 😆 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catsounds 7,468 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 They give me that 'if i fits i sits' cat instinct, i just wanna lounge in one poordat 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HotLikeMexico 2,971 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 (edited) these remind me of that one level in majora’s mask and it’s triggering Edited July 4 by HotLikeMexico 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
River 63,946 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 1 hour ago, HotLikeMexico said: these remind me of that one level in majora’s mask and it’s triggering why u remind me "There could be 99 toilets in a house, and it's my house" - River, 2021 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nao tem 310 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 It took me some time to realize that it's a botanical garden, so they don't need to be afraid of anything that lives underneath these lilies 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Debithius 4,069 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 10 hours ago, badfaith said: They look like Chromatica oreos Promo is promo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helxig 32,746 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Makes me think of a magical fictional world where people live near a big pond with these and lie on them during the day under the sun. How lovely. Could be a Miyazaki movie I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
badfaith 4,160 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 41 minutes ago, Helxig said: Could be a Miyazaki movie This! Literally looks like it's taken out of a Miyazaki film 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Why am I on GGD 18,764 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 12 hours ago, HotLikeMexico said: these remind me of that one level in majora’s mask and it’s triggering 10 hours ago, River said: why u remind me This is creeping me the **** out. I've never played MM, but I'm watching a steamer play it and she passed the part in that gif 5 minutes before I opened this thread Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Suuus 5,354 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Am i the only one who wants to try to sit on one of these Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FfFfFfFF 51,771 Posted July 5 Author Share Posted July 5 Also on the topic of species new to science Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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tell me 337 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 On 7/5/2022 at 7:26 PM, Suuus said: Am i the only one who wants to try to sit on one of these No Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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