colour changing eyes

[macro junkie]

Female orchid mantis just taking out of the tank to take a pic.

The same orchid mantis but this time i put it in the dark for 6 hours.

 

[Peter Clausen]

Neat to see that phenomenon documented in photographs. I saw a similar thing years ago in a female Jungle Nymph stick-insect. By day it was light green, but by night it would develop a lot of brown in its body:

Night Colors of Jungle Nymph

Peter

 

[idolomantis]

Neat to see that phenomenon documented in photographs. I saw a similar thing years ago in a female Jungle Nymph stick-insect. By day it was light green, but by night it would develop a lot of brown in its body:Night Colors of Jungle Nymph

Peter

yes i had that too