Oh, look at that pretty flower… Wait a second…
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Are they a flower, or are they an insect? Orchids are pink’n’white,… and some mantises are too? Do female mantises eat their valentine? Exactly how fast can a mantis strike? Do baby mantises have the zoomies? Mantises have only two eyes… right? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Orchid Mantis, Hymenopus coronatus.

Orchid Mantis nymph photo

The riddle for the next episode is “I live under the Pacific Ocean, with my three hearts; I squirt ink, not to write with; I have many moving parts. Who am I?” You can send in your answers, questions, and episode suggestions to contact@kingdomanimaliapod.com and my website is at https://kingdomanimaliapod.com.

Comic:
https://kingdomanimaliapod.com/comics/orchidmantis

Transcript:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a8kGNM7QxxaHrlA2UauhcrFUz04Sx79n/view?usp=drivesdk

Works Cited Page:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1COmhAxwN344v94RXQFRT5eTrXzbUX4ef/view?usp=drivesdk

Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia.