Creatures... or aliens?

I went to the Botanic Garden to take some photos of the flowers and when I downloaded the images to my computer I was surprised by what I found. There were some unexpected pictures... Something that I cannot identify... some creatures... or aliens? Anyway... some plants look quite not as obvious if you take a closer look...

 

And flowers too sometimes don't look like earthly creatures.. the colors are bright, and the surfaces are too geometrical. Just look at this poppy!

What is that? Where did it come from? Will it hurt me? ;)

Now is not the time for lilies, but some of them are already blooming. Smaller than I expected and looking funny...

Hairy hair? Or the tentacles of some alien animal? What do you think?

I was fascinated by the shape of this shoot... and only later did I see all these bugs on the buds... Creatures...

This lily looks very predatory, don't you agree?

California poppies definitely spawn on the earth. No doubts about it. There is no such beauty anywhere in the Universe...

 

Claws? Jaws? Have no idea but I will stay away from this one since I learn about its nature :)

And just some more flowers...

The pictures were taken on June 01, 2024.