Published 14:05 IST, July 13th 2020
Video of stunning Orchid Mantis wins internet, netizens ask 'is it a flower or insect?'
Shared by IFS Officer Susanta Nanda on July 13, the short peculiar clip of Orchid Mantis has left internet users amazed as well as spooked.
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A video featuring Orchid Mantis, insects that resemble a flower, captured incredible beauty of nature. Shared by IFS Officer Susanta Nanda on July 13, short peculiar clip has left internet users amazed as well as spooked. While sharing clip on Twitter, Nanda informed that insects are mostly seen in Western Ghats of India.
In video, one can see an insect sitting on top of a plant. As insect resembles flower Orchid, netizens were amazed to see ‘walking orchids’. 10-second long clip shows insect moving on a leaf.
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Netizens find it ‘unbelievable’
Since shared, clip has been viewed nearly 20,000 times. With over 2,500 likes and several comments, one internet user wrote, “Evolution at its best”. Ar user called clip an ‘excellent’ example of physical and behavioural adaption and added, "Orchid gets food in form of insects that sit on it for pollination and orchids, instead are saved from predators due to flower body design”. “y are so delicate and lovely,” added ar.
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14:05 IST, July 13th 2020