By Charles Q. Choi, LiveScience Contributor | November 30, 2013 07:10pm ET
The orchid mantis, which resembles a flower, takes on this appearance in order to lure in prey, researchers say.
In fact, orchid mantises are even better at drawing in insects than some actual blossoms; they not only look like flowers, but they also beat the petally beauties at their own game, scientists added.
Nature presents many examples of organisms evolving to mimic other creatures. For instance, many butterfly species imitate the toxic monarch butterfly, presumably to deter predators from eating them.
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