In orchids, the stipe or caudicle is the stalk-like support of the pollinia. It is a non-viscid band or strap connecting the pollinia with the viscidium (= the viscid part of the rostellum or beak).
A stipe is also the stalk supporting the fruiting body of some fungi.
Michael Stipe (actual name John Michael Stipe, born January 4, 1960 in Decatur, Georgia) is the lead singer and frontman of rock band R.E.M. Stipe has become well-known (and occasionally parodied) for his mumbling style and complex, surreal lyrics, as well as his social and political activism.
Stipe and the other members of R.E.M. have become godfathers of alternative rock and are perhaps the first such band to achieve mainstream success.
Michael Stipe was once very close to fellow singer Natalie Merchant and has recorded a few songs with her, including one entitled Photograph which appeared on a pro-choice benefit album.
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