Video of stunning Orchid Mantis wins internet, netizens ask 'is it a flower or insect?'

A video featuring Orchid Mantis, insects that resemble a flower, captured the incredible beauty of nature. Shared by IFS Officer Susanta Nanda on July 13, the short peculiar clip has left internet users amazed as well as spooked. While sharing the clip on Twitter, Nanda informed that the insects are mostly seen in Western Ghats of India. 

In the video, one can see an insect sitting on top of a plant. As the insect resembles the flower Orchid, netizens were amazed to see the ‘walking orchids’. The 10-second long clip shows the insect moving on a leaf. 

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Netizens find it ‘unbelievable’ 

Since shared, the clip has been viewed nearly 20,000 times. With over 2,500 likes and several comments, one internet user wrote, “Evolution at its best”. Another user called the 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”. “They are so delicate and lovely,” added another. 

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