A female juvenile orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus). Photo courtesy of James O'Hanlon Orchid mantises—particularly juveniles—seem aptly named. They’re predominantly white with pink or yellow accents ...

The Cincinnati Zoo said raising the orchid mantises was “an incredibly unique challenge,” due to their behavioral considerations and dietary needs. Screen grab from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical ...

When is an orchid not an orchid? When it's a female orchid praying mantis, a Southeast Asian insect that masquerades as a flower to attract prey. With petal-like legs and a yellow or whitish pink ...

James Gilbert receives funding from the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme. In his 1879 account of wanderings in the Orient, the travel writer James Hingston describes how, in West Java ...