Could be a pink flower

...but it is the female insect that will eat the white male after mating.

Cf http://365project.org/peterdegraaff/365/2012-06-13

[Sue]

oooh, savage! Nice find.

[Sue Wilde]

Love those orchids though

[Karen H]

Oh my, I'm not sure what I am looking at. I need one of those little pointer thingys.

[Allison Maltese]

Well camouflaged!

[Cathy]

Wicked!

[Mrs. Smith]

Beautiful color...and interesting. I almost didn't see the insect.

[Laura]

Very interesting and well captured.

[Shanne]

nicely captured -shows the camouflage

[Ramesh Chand]

yes but nice flower......

[beachradish]

Hah! Funny - nature's a bit twisted sometimes.

[Kerri]

What a pretty flower

[mittens (Marilyn)]

I agree, it does look like a flower. :) Very pretty.

[Harry J Benson]

such is nature, nice flowers

[bruni]

I think I see it but without you telling us I would've overlooked it. it's so well camouflaged.

[Mags]

Lovely capture!!!

[katy]

Good eye to even see it,Peter! Great shot.

[Fanny Brogden]

Ha ha like the black widow spider!! Amazing you even saw this!!

[Patty J]

Great shot! The female praying mantis is fascinating!! Check out this video on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYp_Xi4AtAQ

[BeckyS]

very pretty

[Beverly Carmichael]

Good heavens! Why does she do that? Love the colors and clarity of focus! Nice!

[Wendy Bowden]

It's brilliantly camouflaged, cool capture

[Dione Giorgio]

Great colours and capture. Amazing camouflage. The poor male .....