scorpiurus

Updated: May 22, 2025

The pod of the Biserrula looks like a worm, and a worm half-coiled might well have served as a model for the mimicry of the Scorpiurus vermiculata. All these are much more likely to enlist the services of birds than if their resemblances to insects were less striking. Nature elsewhere rich in hints to the gardener and the farmer is not silent here.

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