Malaysia’s orchid mantis has a pretty uncreative name, given that it is a mantis that looks exactly like an orchid. But we’ll cut it some slack, because it’s a mantis that looks exactly like an orchid ...

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The orchid mantis, which is believed to camouflage as flowers to attract its prey, does not actually mimic any flower. Smaller insects are normally attracted to the orchid mantis because of its ...

The orchid mantis, which resembles a flower, takes on this appearance in order to lure in prey, researchers say. In fact, orchid mantises are even better at drawing in insects than some actual ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Animals. Followed categories will be added to My News. For decades, humans believed the orchid mantis was hiding within the petals of these orchids, fleeing from ...

Orchids are beautiful flowers—until you see one of them opening a pair of deadly arms and jaws to kill a butterfly who was just looking for some pollen to eat. That’s what the orchid mantis does, the ...

Orchid mantises have evolved into a fake flower that out-flowers the real thing. The insects don’t seem to be mimicking any real flower found so far, but have invented something even fancier. Among ...

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Pretty tricky A praying mantis that disguises itself as an orchid to catch prey has been shown to be more attractive to pollinators than real flowers, a new study shows. The findings are published in ...