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Many creatures wear disguises in order to keep safe from predators, but there are some that dress to kill. Orchid mantises are one of nature’s most awesome examples of aggressive mimicry. These killer insects are almost indistinguishable from orchids! Scientists recently learned that their disguise doesn’t work quite how we thought it did.
Special thanks to TH-camr Fruchtpudding for letting us use their awesome orchid mantis hunting footage! / fruchtpudding
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READ MORE:
O’Hanlon, J. C. (2016). Orchid mantis. Current Biology, 26(4), R145-R146.
O’Hanlon, J. C., Holwell, G. I., & Herberstein, M. E. (2013). Pollinator deception in the orchid mantis. The American Naturalist, 183(1), 126-132.
O’Hanlon, J. C., Herberstein, M. E., & Holwell, G. I. (2014). Habitat selection in a deceptive predator: maximizing resource availability and signal efficacy. Behavioral Ecology, 26(1), 194-199.
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It's Okay To Be Smart yay a new vid! great job guys
It's Okay To Be Smart I think it is a good hiding idea to use
nice... clack
one of the best physical adaptations
cool ...................................clack
Be the flower.
Oh hi Deep Look! Will you be making a video about a camouflaging insect too? Whatever it is, I'm looking forward to it! :D
I see what you did there.
an scientist say insects are stupid an not conscious
Be the machine - Squidward
Close your eyes
Therapist: Don’t be scared Orchids can’t hurt you
Orchid Mantis: 👁👄👁
🌸👁👄👁🌸
oh god
🖕👁️👄👁️🖕
👁👅👁🖕
👁👄👁!
i'd go into cardiac arrest if i grabbed one of these accidentally tbh
Me too! Actually did have a bad panic attack once from accidentally touching a big cockroach 😣
They’re rather small. Also, manti can’t really bite.
I'll be dead
*sad sound* MOOD
I have one of these and they are sweeties
They made a pokémon based off this in the latest generation.
It's called Lurantis, and it's actually a flower that disguises itself as a mantis, rather than the other way around. Its pre-evolved form is called Fomantis, meaning "faux mantis". Which is why it's classified as a Grass type, and not a Bug type.
It's also fabulous.
I know.
qwertyo76
BACON LEGS.
THAT'S what it's based on!
Fromantis is based off this? Woah.
Then it's megaevolved to romantis
There's also an orchid that looks like a female bee to attract male bees so they can be pollinated...so...full circle I guess?
Edit: it's called Ophrys apifera
@Mohammed Al Nayeem Exactly...it's fascinating, that's why I'm studying zoology in college 😊
Yea,
I knew it, because i m also a bio student.
I guess you are a doctor or a Biologist.
@@AshokTudulol! it's in NCERT class 12 ecology
Life, uh, finds a way.
1:40 11/10 best jumpscare of all time
that actually scared me the first time i saw this😂😂
Really? U must be easily scared
it actually scared the crap out of me lol
This has become my favourite bug after catching one in animal crossing
Sameee
2:50 that lady bug looks like they may have had a bit too much nectar.
Ladybug on drugs :0
Wait no
It’s on nectar
@@babyseal5540 *FBI OPEN UP*
😆😆😆
A wild Lurantis appeared!
J Price Got away Safely!
Lurantis used flower power!
XD
My boy Lurantis, rocking those striped PJ pants.
Ikr
who else was like "omg they are so pretty" no, just me, ok i'll leave 😂
Grungyunicorn1943 that was my first thought. I want one as a pet or something.
Arcy and Friends aww rip
I love manthis
nobody said no
isn't that what everyone thinks though?
Her in Mother Indonesia,
You don’t pick the flowers,
The flowers pick you.
Ehem *southeast asia
At least I live in the North Indonesia
@『 YanaTriesToDOStuff 』 kencing kencing kencing
That flower is a spy!
SPY SAPPING MY DISPENSER!
Ugh you got blood all over my Skelton
Are Orchid Mantises hippies? Because that's what I call "Flower Power!"
Onward and Upward!
It’s so amazing how creatures can evolve like this
It surely is, because they don't. It's the way the Creator created them! Lol
3:41 I knew this was coming, why did i even get scared
Omg same like me sometimes
I just relised this guy looks like wheres waldo
childish dragon Black Mirror?
I'm Jack *facepalm*
suddenly I feel old...
i'll never trust another flower again
[ pannie-sue studios ] HA!!!!
Orchid mantis is so beautiful don’t be mean to them! 😠
This is by far, MY FAVORITE INSECT.
I love these videos. Can i just point out that whatever the subject may be, the It's Okay To Be Smart-team somehow always finds a way to make their videos interesting and ejoyable, both relating to the content as well as visually. Also the length of these videos is perfect. Not too long that it becomes boring but also not too short that you get the sense that you're missing information.
Keep being awesome!
I’m deathly afraid of insects, but I’m just absolutely in love with the praying mantis. They’re so beautiful. To me, they’re more like lizards than insects for some reason, so I’m not afraid of them. I see why some people would keep them as pets. What wonderful creatures.
Basically mantis is the hot thicc female villain character.
Animal crossing taught me all about them
I caught an Orchid Mantis!
Our friendship is blooming!
That would piss me off on prom night!! "Hey I got this corsage for you!" "WTF, it just stabbed me, this ain't no damn flower!!"
Orchid Mantis, “Hey, DJ! Play Tailor Swift!”
I knew what a orchid mantis was and I thought it was beautiful, but I didn’t know it could be deadly
Oooooh, this is amazingly well timed, as my mom and I were just discussing the orchid mantis as I searched for one in Animal Crossing! They are one of my favorite insects and I always love learning more about them.
Thanks for showing off the orchid mantis! Nature is equal parts beautiful and mortifying.
Who needs notifications. I am on TH-cam all day every day
Toxic Zombies lol same!!
Toxic Zombies in
same :3
Who needs to scroll down to read comments, they are all the same...
you're so original, brah. Never seen this comment before.
Now I know what the pokemon Lurantis is based off
Some disguises are so good, they might be hard to see.
Good quote
Aggressive mimicry- sounds like a good band name
Evolution is mesmerising
I love this orchid mantis owo it's so beautiful and unique!
I get shocked whenever that orchid mantis animation strikes and that "tun" sound effects sound suddenly.
I had a huge orchid mantis named Ella (after Ella Fitzgerald) she and I were homies for about 2 years until she passed away of old age. I really miss her. She was given a miniature Jewish funeral. She had a tiny coffin with a tiny shovel so each of us could cover her coffin. I even read from a tiny copy of the Talmoud. I actually sat shiva when she died.
Gorgeous creature! Nature is just beyond words!
The normal Praying Mantis is endangered!
Bee1: Oh this is a pretty cool flower- AHHHHH!!!!
Orchid mantis: *eats bee*
Bee2: I need to stop pollinating drugs
"be the flower" XD so cute!
I'm from southeast Asia and I have never seen one before. It is so beautiful. I want to have a mini one as a pet
Reminds me of a few ex-girlfriends I've had...
Mud Flaps "oh god, I thought she was a delicate, pretty smelling flower... but she's really a blood thirsty insect!"
Wow. Did she bite off your head after you mated?
+Dan What?
Wait a minute...
Oh.
OH. I see what you mean.
Dan because female Praying Mantises eat their mate's head as feel during the mating process. Why are people interpreting that so inappropriately?
@@melmelodies8730 chill
It's all beautiful until it starts moving.
When i was at college I loved looking after the mantids, leaf and stick insects, they'd do cute little dances for me when I was sorting them out XD
I absolutely love the puns at the end of every video!
That jumpscare at the end
Clean Jumpscare?The heck are you talking about?
dont all looks kill? dont blame the orchid mantis
Tell Me This .
This is truely work of such beautiful art
I wish your videos were longer, I can’t stop watching them. great educational content!
This coronavirus lockdown is making me genius.
Mercédesz Vámosi Really? Oh my hahaha 😂
Is that a bad thing?
@@leociresi4292 no 😄
I just found my favourite insect!
The video: Why do these deadly insects look like flowers
Insecthaus: Throw that to my face
I've never heard of the Orchid Mantis, they are so awesome!
The description is perfect.
I love you Joe:-)
Never see this color mantis before, beautiful
This guy could blend in unnoticed in Leave it to Beaver.
Yeet I Live In Indonesia,
Indonesia Has Alot Of Unique Animals
Its part of India so of course.
Indonesia is not a part of india
Solely watched this video BECAUSE OF Lurantis
1:35 wooow i didnt see it, thanks for the circle
This genetic variation in species of mantis is really great.
Me: Why Am I So Dangerously Beautiful
Finally, the old It's okay to be smart is back again :D
Orchid mantises are STUNNING!
I've never even heard of an orchid mantis until Animal Crossing 😅
Love it! That's so neat! I have seen multiple camouflage animals and insects but this one takes the cake! ^^
These orchids are
fruitful
Orchid Mantises are literally my most favourite insect ever. They always have been and always will be, I love them so much. I'd love one as pet but I'm not sure if they're sold as such, and I'm not sure if it's cruel to keep them either. But nevertheless, most beautiful insect ever, in my opinion.
Your videos are always so fresh and make me feel good
Now you should be carefull touching some flowers
So is nobody gonna talk about Ghost/ Dead Leaf Mantids? A killer flower is cool but a killer dead leaf is chopped liver huh? 😂
Those are kool too☺
They are beautiful. I would enjoy learning more about those and the spiny leaf insect. I think it is called Mcalyea's spectre. I live in the US and would love to find a person here that sells the the mantids and spiny leaf eater.
Teacher: introduce yourself
Mantis : I'm a flower 😊😊🌸
best channel, educative and respectful
Animal Crossing is such a good game at being educational. It taught me about orchid mantises and mole crickets(you can see them on Brave Wilderness) before I saw them on youtube as COOL CREATURES YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF lol and I'm just here on my ds like 'oh yeah that annoying bug that's hard to find' :] love the video, I learned a lot more!
So is it a orchid or a mantis?
ORANTIS!
"A" orchid?
I like this animals, thanks for
sharing!I start keeping Mantis and made my first videos, it´s
great!!!
Incredible ! I never new of this creature .
Nature’s most gorgeous killing machine🌹
Orchid Mantis:”Challenge Accepted!” ( bears spiny Forelimbs)
Lurantis, anyone?
Praying Mantises in general are really fascinating
I think that there are some really awesome facts in there I’d love to see some more nature videos like that
FOMANTIS
LURANTIS
Rare YuGiOh Card, Orchimantis!
Its like getting food for being a cosplayer!
Have a baby orchid mantis reserved. Picking my new baby girl up on Friday. Can barely wait. They're so pretty~
OMG that ending was so good!
PLEASE DO A SERIES ON DINOSAURS!!!
great idea
If only if only
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Legendary Outlier thomas the dank engine
this mantis aint the only one who can disguise as flowers that good, one time in spring, a sponge from the sea dressed up as a flower while talking to a cheap krabs
I used to keep those as pets.
Darragh Collins I was just going to do a search. Are there any breeders in the US?
Not sure. I'm in Europe
No, orchid mantis isn't native to the US, and like most non-native insects, they are regulated by the government. You would need a special permit from the USDA. I'm willing to bet they don't had those out to people who just think they are pretty and want one.
How did that go?
We have the same surname!
+Andy Hanson excellent surname indeed!
It's Okay To Be Smart curious...
Every Mantis Gangsta until kids come out to destroy the plants
Thiis is soooooo coooooool!!!!!!!
yeah but how did they evolve to do that??
stiqula well you know how some people are randomly born with skin conditions or multiple toes, or differenr color eyes, or a better intellectual ability? The same thing happens to the animal kingdom, but the mutations that best help them survive and mate are the ones that live to the next generation, creating an abundance of that particular gene in the animal kingdom.
Im sure somewhere along in history a brown apple existed, however any pollinators were not attracted to the flowers of that brown apple so it didnt survive. Whenever a red apple came, pollinators spread it out more and it became the universal apple color.
I'm not asking what evolution is, I'm asking how one species evolves to mimic another without making a conscious decision to do so.
He just answered you!
Juicy Frog no, he didn't. He explained evolution as it's commonly understood. Any reasonable person sees this as an act of creation because blind forces can't possibly produce such an effect. We've had praying mantids on this Earth for over 85 million years with little to no change. We have fossils and amber encased mantids that prove that they've not evolved in any appreciable way in all that time. Mantids are incredibly successful no matter what they look like or what shape they are and we have proof of that world wide. There really is no evolutionary necessity for this adaptation. But of course you'll argue that evolution doesn't have needs. It just is. But why do we have fossils showing little to no change in over 85 million years? The same period where extensive evolutionary changes were supposedly happening. We have countless examples of creatures that were exactly the same millions of years ago as they are today. Why did evolution stop working for all these examples? And where are the examples proving evolution? The missing links? Before a bird there was a reptile. Where's the half reptile/bird fossils? Before it had feathers it had to have something between a reptilian scale and a feather. Where's that fossil?
My face is the antidote so it's already been proven that mutations don't transfer over very well. Meaning that the DNA code wants to revert back to what it was originally before the mutation affected the host. A good example of that is little people getting married and having standard sized children. Or deaf couples that were born deaf having hearing children. And so on. The gene is coming from both sides yet the dominant gene of the species, not the parents, prevails. There are other factors. Like how the female of the sex of many species are particularly picky about who they choose for a mate while others are repeatedly rejected. Mutants in general are rejected as potential mates. There's a study done on fruitflies that show that mutants are repeatedly passed over in favor of the truer examples of a species. We see it in humans too. We're typically attracted to people that have classic or accepted human features and will initially reject those with deformities.
They are so goooood. This is so interesting.
Wow! Just wow! Never saw one😕
You look too much like Waldo
I've been using a similar technique to attract women.
It all started when I got my penis tattooed to look like... eehhh, nevermind...
wow!he must be full everytime
Got to love these, a species I've not bred yet.
Anyone her before 100 views lol
I'm so early
Dude, that’s the inspiration of lurantis