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Is It a Flower … or a Bug?

  • December 13, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The orchid mantis doesn’t live on orchids, but it does look like the exotic flowers. Native to Malaysia, these insects have petal-like lobes on their legs, and adults are white to pink in hue. Hatchlings are red and black, but they change color after molting.

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