Brassia maculata ‘Majus’ (Spider Orchids)
I spent a long time at the botanical garden last Tuesday – because it was my last visit of the season and I had a hard time saying good-bye. After my ginger limeade and chocolate chip scone, I started for the exit and realized that I hadn’t visited the orchids. I was really tired and there were a lot of people but I couldn’t walk past and possibly miss a new one – one I hadn’t noticed before or had just been added.
I moseyed around, took some photos with the less-than-optimal care that comes when my body is tired and my brain is foggy. I was reaching the end when I spied this beauty and tried to identify the best way to capture its uniqueness. I wasn’t very successful, because I can only show you by using three images.
It seems like some things are beautiful because of their simplicity. In many ways I’m simple and enjoy simple beauty. But sometimes the beauty comes from complexity, and those things I enjoy spending time with, pondering.
A New Day: Living Life Almost Gracefully 
An unusual and beautiful flower. I wish you a nice new week.
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Thanks, Marko. I hope you have a nice week, too.
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Interesting! Spider Orchids! Never heard before! Thank you for sharing!
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My pleasure, Ilze. They were new to me, too.
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You made me smile. Life is, really simple. .we make it complex. The pics are lovely, never seen this one before. Thanks for sharing. Safe trip home. Cheers.
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Thanks, Dan. We are in the middle of packing – and I’m thinking that we really need to cut back on what we take back and forth. LOL I’ve been saying that for 6 years.
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Orchids are so beautiful and one of my favorited sections of the Vallarta Botanical Gardens, but I do not recall anything as unique as these beauties… As Lynn confirmed .. They look spidery and quite elegant. Thank you for going back and finding these orchids.
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I’m glad I went into the orchid garden because this one won’t be in bloom until next spring.
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Really interesting information in the comment from Lynn….and very fine photos.
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What a beauty, Pat! This is quite an extraordinary wonder!
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WOW!
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I always break into a chuckle when I see your WOW!s. Thanks, Cindy.
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Lovely! I was curious about these unusual orchids and found this at Orchidsmadeeasy.com: “The reason Brassia orchids look like spiders is to attract female spider wasps which are it’s pollinators. The blooms mimic the appearance of the spiders that these wasps hunt. When the female spider wasp goes in for the kill, she is instead covered in the Brassia flower’s pollen. She then goes on to her next target and the next Brassia orchid flower is subsequently pollinated.”
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Thanks, Lynn. How interesting.
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