Found! First Known Predator To Lure Prey By Mimicking Flowers

Saturday, November 30, 2013 - 19:30 in Biology & Nature

The orchid mantis, whose flowery disguise comes complete with legs shaped like petals, is even better than flowers at luring insects. This is the only animal in the world known to look like a flower blossom in order to attract prey.

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