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The Malaysian Orchid Mantis

The Malaysian Orchid Mantis just might be the biggest trickster of the animal kingdom.

This bug mimics real orchids so well, it deceives pollinating bugs into stopping by for a visit. 


Instead of collecting pollen and nectar, the bugs become a meal for the mantis.

The orchid mantis was discovered in 1879 when an Australian journalist took a trip to Indonesia and returned with stories of bug eating flowers. 

What he actually saw was the orchid mantis.

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