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Orchid Mantis

Hymenopus coronatus

Orchid Mantis, reference photograph — Hymenopus coronatus · observation 369927155 · dhfischer · CC BY

Facts

In field experiments, living juvenile female orchid mantises attracted wild pollinators while isolated from flowers and captured visiting insects.
White coloration and petal-like middle/hind femoral lobes are distinct components of its floral resemblance.
In the studied samples, mantis colors were difficult for hymenopteran pollinator vision models to distinguish from many local flowers.

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