If you’re looking for standout species to add to your yard or houseplant collection, consider flowers that look like animals. Sometimes this similarity is a sweet coincidence, and sometimes the similarity brings additional advantages.

Mimicry in plants is a clever evolutionary adaptation. Some species have flowers that look like insects, birds or mammals to attract pollinators or deter plant-eating predators.

Consider these 15 flowers that look like animals when you want a stunning selection of flora that looks like fauna.

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