There's something fishy about these pictures: Either genetic engineering's got way out of hand, or someone's been on Photoshop...



No, your eyes aren't playing tricks.

That is an apple with a fish's face on it. And yes, that's a lion peeking out from a dandelion.

These are the results of what started as a fun internet challenge. When asked by the website www.worth1000.com to merge pictures of plants and animals, computer whizzkids morphed fish with bananas, and spiders with onions. And here are the fruits (and veg) of their labour...



A fish called wonder: This new species seems to have developed an Adam's apple

Unearthed: Is this frog called Mr Potato Head?

That's fishy: This banana's taken the plunge

Call me Spike: But not all chameleons change into cacti

A frog in the throat? This strawberry will cause one

King of the dandelions: A new job for a big cat

I spy...a snake in that plant

Mock turtle melon: You can only marvel at this tropical discovery

Web of intrigue: This spider might make you cry

If a bird's worth two, what's the value of a ram when it's hidden in a bush?

That's got to be a fruit bat! But these mangoes won't taste at all good







