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The Orchid mantis is a species of Praying mantis that models itself after a flower, specifically a pink orchid. Its scientific name is Hymenopus coronatus. By resembling an orchid and living in the same places where an orchid would, this mantis is able to hide from predators and hunt its prey. Birds will overlook the sizeable insect, mistaking it for a flower. Smaller insects will too, coming too close to the predator. The mantis will eat small butterflies, hoverflies, houseflies, crickets and other similar insects, which are all attracted to the pink orchid the mantis resembles.
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