AOL: Orchid Mantis Looks Like a Flower and Drinks Like a Fairy
Is it a stunning pink orchid in bloom or a cunning predator lying in wait? The orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) may look like a flower, but it’s actually an insect! It’s one of the most beautiful ...
Yahoo: Orchid Mantis: The Expensive Exotic Insect You Thought Was a Flower
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 ...
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 ...
Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) female mimicking a pink flower, Cameron highlands near Tapah in West Malaysia. (Thomas Marent/MINDEN PICTURES/Corbis) Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) female ...
Daily Mail: Orchid mantis mimics exotic flowers to lure its prey (and is more attractive to insects than the real thing!)
Orchid mantis mimics exotic flowers to lure its prey (and is more attractive to insects than the real thing!)
GMA Network: The Orchid Mantis: A pretty but deadly 'aggressive flower mimic'
An orchid is any member of a large family of nearly 1,000 genera and more than 26,000 species of attractively flowered plants distributed throughout the world, especially in wet tropics.
There are many different types of orchids, all of which have big, beautiful blooms. In this article, flower and garden expert Taylor Sievers examines 47 different orchid varieties with their names and pictures, to help you find the perfect bloom for your garden.