Awesome ladyslippers

Paphiopedilum callosum, one of the lady's slipper orchids.  Some of my fond memories of summertime in northern Minnesota involve encounters with lady's slippers such as the pink-and-white state flower -

- or the more common yellow ones -

The image embedded at the top is from a Guardian article about the illegal trade and black market for orchids worldwide, many of them rescued and rehabbed by the New York Botanical Garden (featured in the article).