If you ever see something like a beautiful pink orchid start to “walk” among the leaves, chances are it isn’t an orchid but an insect with a very special camouflage. Namely, the orchid mantis. This ...

To me they are the most amazing little creatures that I know of and I never get tired of them. I know that I have written about them before, but I think that something this amazing deserves another ...

Insects that look like flowers: Nature is often described as a battlefield, but for some predators, it is a masquerade ball. While most creatures use camouflage to vanish into the background, a select ...

THE spiny flower mantis is a beautiful and colorful flower mantis. As nymphs (babies) they merely measure about 2,5cm in size and as adults they are about 10cm in length and able to fly. The ...

These insects initially resemble exquisite flowers, but upon closer inspection, the illusion quickly disappears. Some species have developed to imitate the petals, colours, and even textures of actual ...

Mantis religiosa, the green praying mantis you sometimes see in your backyard, is just one of the approximately 2400 species of mantises. These insects come in an amazing variety of sizes, shapes, and ...