I've seen some picture on google of some really purple spiny flower nymphs (search "inaturalist spiny flower mantis"). There are a few entries that are of nearly solid purple nymphs. Has anyone ever had one of these? Or otherwise seen one in real life? I know that this species has been known to change color to match it's environment, but can they change that drastically?
Purple spiny flower mantis?
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I may be wrong, but some of the pics I see in the search look like they've been color enhanced... I hate when people do that without comment/disclosure. I've seen purplish colored nymphs, but not that purple. 
If they exist, I certainly want one!
One of my purplish nymphs.
If they exist, I certainly want one!
One of my purplish nymphs.
hysteresis
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I have one that is going pink.
MantisGirl13
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I think the one on there was most likely photoshopped as I have never seen a spiny that color and it is purple in parts where they are almost always white, like the raptor arms. Even if there is color on the raptor arms, it is usually very pale, not vivid.
I've had pink ones, but never that color purple.
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I've had pink ones, but never that color purple.
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