Masters of mimicry, Lithops (‘Living Stones’) is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae, native to southern Africa. Their resemblance to stones is widely accepted as being the result of natural selection, and has evolved to deceive hungry herbivores…

Obviously much more pronounced in the wild, their deception is most effective. An example below (one of mine).

Lithops karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii

#lithops #succulents #livingstones #mimicry

Masters of mimicry, Lithops (‘Living Stones’) is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae, native to southern Africa. Their resemblance to stones is widely accepted as being the result of natural selection, and has evolved to deceive hungry herbivores…

Obviously much more pronounced in the wild, their deception is most effective. An example below (one of mine).

Lithops karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii

#lithops #succulents #botany #livingstones #mimicry

Masters of mimicry, Lithops (‘Living Stones’) is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae, native to southern Africa. Their resemblance to stones is widely accepted as being the result of natural selection, and has evolved to deceive hungry herbivores.

Obviously much more pronounced in the wild, their deception is most effective. An example below (one of mine).

Lithops karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii

#lithops #succulents #livingstones #mimicry

My #Stoneys are still a bit of a creepy mystery to me, so lets not risk it and better not let this one sing "Happy Birthday" to my friend Maria and only show off their cute little head flowers^^

#Doodle #Painting #Art #TraditionalArt #Watercolors #SchminckeHoradam #FabrianoArtistico #LivingStones #Illustration