Purple Blepharopsis mendica

[happy1892]

I found a photo on Facebook of a purple colored Blepharopsis mendica:

 

[OrchidMantis]

That is a very pretty Orchid Mantis. I love the color of it on that flower.

 

[happy1892]

That is a very pretty Orchid Mantis. I love the color of it on that flower.

Yes, it is very pretty. It is actually a Devils flower mantis, not an Orchid mantis. I love their wing patterns.

 

[agent A]

thanks for sharing! I love phenotypic plasticity!

 

[Velve]

That's shopped. This is the original image, taken by Miron Karlinsky.

 

[Introvertebrate]

That's shopped. This is the original image, taken by Miron Karlinsky.

Even the 'original' looks a bit shopped.

 

[happy1892]

That's shopped. This is the original image, taken by Miron Karlinsky.

Ah. That is too bad. So this species may not turn that bright purple.

 

[Introvertebrate]

I find that even shopped pictures don't do the actual animals justice. You need to see them in the flesh.

 

[happy1892]

I find that even shopped pictures don't do the actual animals justice. You need to see them in the flesh.

That is true! In person the colors of animals are more vibrant. Especially lavender colored things, I think.