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.

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 animals@kingdomanimaliapod.com and our website is at https://kingdomanimaliapod.com/kazpk.

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Orchid Mantis nymph photo | Comic | Memory Quiz | Read Transcript | Check Works Cited

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

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