Can you put your finger on this one?

[AlanMiller]

wotisit.jpg

Alan

[Leif]

Sorry - I can't nail this one...

[Rudi]

Any of these three guesses?

A severed index finger
An asparagus
A bulbous root

[AlanMiller]

Sorry - I can't nail this one...

Got you stumped, eh?

Alan

[AlanMiller]

Any of these three guesses?

A severed index finger
An asparagus
A bulbous root

Good guesses, but alas no.

Alan

[Leif]

A 9th Century ear cleaner?

[Rudi]

Awh...

[Rudi]

The pistil of an Australian flowering plant.

[Rudi]

A moth cocoon?

[HansV]

Spoiler

Mysterious plant resembling severed finger found on Darwin beach baffles NT police

[AlanMiller]

A 9th Century ear cleaner?

Possible I suppose. About as likely as a 4th Century nose pick though.

Alan

[AlanMiller]

Spoiler

Mysterious plant resembling severed finger found on Darwin beach baffles NT police

Correct. Specifically

Spoiler

Alcyonium digitatum or Dead Man's Finger

[Rudi]

Very aptly named...though the species in pictures searches do not resemble that at all.

[AlanMiller]

Very aptly named...though the species in pictures searches do not resemble that at all.

I think the appearance must vary widely. I reckon some of those strange orchids look rather more impressive.
And as for some of those Weird Deep Sea Creatures!

Alan

[HansV]

Oh wow! I first thought that many of those flowers were PhotoShopped, but apparently they're real...

[AlanMiller]

Oh wow! I first thought that many of those flowers were PhotoShopped, but apparently they're real...

We had one (don't know the species) that our dachshund would stand and bark at when it came into bloom.
I'm sure he thought there were foreign faces appearing uninvited into his backyard.

Alan

[Rudi]

Double WOW!!! Incredible!

Every one of those orchids are perfectly names (except for the MOTH orchid, which looks more like a hummingbird).
Brilliant find Alan...and thanks for the share.