Orchid Mantis
by Jimmy Hoffman
Title
Orchid Mantis
Artist
Jimmy Hoffman
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Female nymf of the Orchid Mantis(Hymenopus coronatus).With its bright white and/or pink colours this predatory insect mimics flowers to attract flying insects.While it is indeed a flower mimic – the first known animal to do this – the orchid mantis doesn’t hide in an orchid. It doesn’t hide at all. And to an insect, it doesn’t even look particularly like an orchid. For a flower-seeking insect the mantis’ colour pattern is indistinguishable from most common flowers.However, when paired alongsi
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July 30th, 2020
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