Fockea capensis action photo?

    Fockea capensis action photo?
    Author: Ivan Lätti
    Photographer: Thabo Maphisa

    No, it is not running or rolling away! It is also not a spider in fancy dress obtained from a crazy store. Look, there is another one! The crinkly leaves in pale clusters give away the game.

    This is only the flower of a Fockea capensis plant, growing from a leaf axil. Not moving during its lifetime other than by wind or a destructive browser, it is held in position here for fruit follicles to form and release their winged seeds later (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2010).

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