Tickle the Ivories
by Kathy Barney
Title
Tickle the Ivories
Artist
Kathy Barney
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Photograph - Photography-digital Art
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How I love these ephemeral plants. They require the same upkeep as children and pets.
And why not? All are worth nurturing! EVOLUTION from WIKI ~A study in the scientific journal Nature has hypothesized that the origin of orchids goes back much longer than originally expected.[14] An extinct species of stingless bee, Proplebeia dominicana, was found trapped in Miocene amber from about 15-20 million years ago. The bee was carrying pollen of a previously unknown orchid taxon, Meliorchis caribea, on its wings. This find is the first evidence of fossilised orchids to date.[14] The extinct orchid M. caribea has been placed within the extant tribe Cranichideae, subtribe Goodyerinae (subfamily Orchidoideae).
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February 22nd, 2014
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