Woman Finds An Incredible Bug Who's Almost Too Beautiful To Be Real

[mfcorey1]

The other day, Margaret Neville was strolling through the garden on her farm in South Africa when something remarkable caught her eye.

There, on a branch in her lavender bush, was an insect unlike any she’d seen before: “I was amazed at first sight,” Neville told The Dodo.

And it’s easy to see why.

The beautiful bug almost looked like a delicate glass sculpture. Her wings of white and green were accentuated with an elegant swirl, while the rest of her body was adorned with tiny, purple flower-like structures.

Neville shared the photo with her friend, Kerri Martinaglia. She was equally impressed.

“When I saw her, I thought she was an exquisite work of art,” Martinaglia told The Dodo.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/woman-finds-an-incredible-bug-whos-almost-too-beautiful-to-be-real/ar-AAHWXFd?li=BBnb4R7&ocid=mailsignout

[intrepidity]

1. As we used to say... this thread is...

[usaf-vet]

2. Wow name it while you have the chance.

[Ilsa]

3. It looks like parts of a flower,

Perhaps to draw in smaller insects for consumption.

It's truly beautiful. I hope it isn't dangerous.

[pazzyanne]

4. The article said it is a flower mantis.

So, yes, it does eat other insects. But it is very beautiful.

[Guilded Lilly]

5. Mother Nature, the ultimate artist.

[ronatchig]

7. Especially when she

Works with the mantis family.

[pnwest]

6. 530am and I've already learned something new today!

Never seen anything like that! Beautiful!

[in2herbs]

8. Much more beautiful than the 2 spiders hanging out in my garden the past couple of weeks. nt

[Farmer-Rick]

9. Wow that is beautiful. I love prying Mantises. They keep the bug population down to a low roar.

And I thought the hummingbird moth was the prettiest insect I've seen.

[eppur_se_muova]

10. That's not a bug -- it's a feature !

Mantises are really into this -- lure bugs close with mimicry, then ambush them.

Try Googling "orchid mantis picture" to see more examples. (Ironically, orchids are themselves are specialists in mimicry, often imitating ... insects. )