[attach id=581988 size="medium"]Photo: Matthew Borg Cardona[/attach]

Naked Man Orchid (Orchis italica), also known as the Hanging Man Orchid. These flowers native to the Mediterranean regions, resemble tiny little hanging naked men, complete with their dotted eyes and smiles. The Naked Man Orchid is classified as having a threatened status, perhaps because of its popularity as an antidiarrheal, antiflatulent and aphrodisiac.

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