If you ever see something like a beautiful pink orchid start to “walk” among the leaves, chances are ...

If you ever see something like a beautiful pink orchid start to “walk” among the leaves, chances are it isn’t an orchid but an insect with a very special camouflage. Namely, the orchid mantis.

This specially adapted species, also called Hymenopus coronatus or flower mantis, lives in the rainforests of Southeast Asia from Indonesia to the Philippines to India. But they are particularly abundant in peninsular Malaysia.

Åñëè âû êîãäà-íèáóäü óâèäèòå ÷òî-òî âðîäå êðàñèâîé ðîçîâîé îðõèäåè, êîòîðàÿ íà÷èíàåò «õîäèòü» ñðåäè ëèñòüåâ, ñêîðåå âñåãî, ýòî íå îðõèäåÿ, à íàñåêîìîå ñ îñîáåííûì êàìóôëÿæåì. À èìåííî îðõèäåéíûé áîãîìîë.

Ýòîò ñïåöèàëüíî àäàïòèðîâàííûé âèä, òàêæå íàçûâàåìûé Hymenopus coronatus èëè öâåòî÷íûé áîãîìîë, îáèòàåò â òðîïè÷åñêèõ ëåñàõ Þãî-Âîñòî÷íîé Àçèè îò Èíäîíåçèè äî Ôèëèïïèí è Èíäèè. Íî îñîáåííî ìíîãî èõ â ïîëóîñòðîâíîé Ìàëàéçèè.