Offensive Camouflage
Looking like a flower may be good offense and defense, if they’re fooling birds too.
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.
Source: Found! First Known Predator To Lure Prey By Mimicking Flowers by Charles Q. Choi, LiveScience
