They call it convergent evolution when two organisms that lack a recent common ancestor develop similar structures as they have adapted to a similar ecological niche. Like birds and bats and fruit flies; unrelated, but they all have wings. Or octopus eyes and ours.
And then there are the also-rans; these almost look like sea creatures, purple sunflower stars, maybe. But grown on stalks. In the garden. And they don't eat the flowers growing around them.
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Orange poppies with purple "sunfish". |
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Intense colours, reminiscent of the 1970s. |
Back to aquarium photos tomorrow.
Fotos: amapolas anaranjadas con la estructura de color morado fuerte encima del ovario.
Los colores intensos se parecen a los que estaban de moda en la década de los 1970s.
Mañana regreso a las fotos del acuario.
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