Flower Power is a photograph by Jimmy Hoffman which was uploaded on July 21st, 2020.
Flower Power
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Flower Power
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Jimmy Hoffman
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Female nymf of the Orchid Mantis(Hymenopus coronatus).With its bright pink and/or white colours this predatory insect mimics flowers to attract flying insects.While it is indeed a flower mimic – the first known animal to do this – the orchid mantis doesn’t hide in an orchid. It doesn’t hide at all. And to an insect, it doesn’t even look particularly like an orchid. For a flower-seeking insect the mantis’ colour pattern is indistinguishable from most common flowers.However, when paired alongside
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