6 Praying mantles (Creobroter gemmatus) in reliquary wood
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6 Jewel-flower Mantis in circle. Their colors are remarkable with precise patterns on the wings, and they are found from Bengal to Viet Nam. Females have an insatiable need for food to lay eggs, and they hide by mimicry, next to the flowers to throw themselves on the insects that are attracted by these flowers. Notably the famous "apple of sodom" (Calotropis procera), a toxic plant whose fruits resemble... testicles
