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By Chris_P

‘Aphrodite’s Phalaenopsis or Goddess of Fertility’

Spotted in my local supermarket. 

A bit of an ominous look, I thought. Apparently, there's a species of praying mantis from southeast Asia that mimics parts of the aphrodite's phalaenopsis orchid to ambush prey. When insects mistake it for the orchid and attempt to visit it for nectar, it captures them!

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