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[–][deleted] 44 points45 points ago

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Well isn't he FABULOUS

[–]jag0007 48 points49 points ago

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[–]saiwang 3 points4 points ago

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can't be unseen. :\

[–]toxicFork 2 points3 points ago

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you mean CAN ALWAYS BE SEEN :D

[–]redJetpackNinja 2 points3 points ago

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I was only thinking he is way more "badasser."

[–]ShitBabyPiss 1 point2 points ago

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Oh wtf that is awesome!

[–]BreanaKathleen[S] 6 points7 points ago

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haha everything about this deserves an upvote

[–]sodappop 0 points1 point ago

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ahh! get out of my head!

[–]Pravusmentis 13 points14 points ago

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In biology we call this 'crypsis, try clicking the example picture and finding the frog

[–]chthonical 19 points20 points ago

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This is where the frog is: http://i.imgur.com/dBlFd.jpg

[–]toxicFork 2 points3 points ago

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whoa, how can I get red highlights like those?

[–]brawl 5 points6 points ago

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A special program called MS Paint.

[–]ravemaster7 3 points4 points ago

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fuck this, I'm colorblind, and I see no frog

edit: for cheaters

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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From another colorblind redditor, thank you.

[–]dlsspy 6 points7 points ago

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I stared at that for a while without seeing a frog. I thought I saw a sailboat once, though.

[–]ascottmccauley 2 points3 points ago

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IT'S A SCHOONER!

[–]Pravusmentis 0 points1 point ago

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there is not easter bunny...

[–]BreanaKathleen[S] 2 points3 points ago

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bottom right corner?

[–]Zimyver 2 points3 points ago

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Lies! They just took a picture of a bunch of dead leaves!

Anywho the frog has a nice yellow colour.

[–]LainIwakura 1 point2 points ago

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Okay I give up, where the fuck is the frog.

EDIT: Yes I've read and re-read the wikipedia explanation.

[–]Karma_Repellent 3 points4 points ago

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[–]LainIwakura 1 point2 points ago

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Oh my fucking god. I see it! That's a mind fuck.

[–]Pravusmentis 0 points1 point ago

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I would have never seen it without the extra thing red direct outline, even with the circle

[–]drofenaz 1 point2 points ago

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This frog (facing right, on the upper left of the nearly-vertical stick on the rightmost third of the photo) is nearly invisible among the dead leaves.

http://imgur.com/HI7b2

[–]Nessie 2 points3 points ago

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I didn't see any frog in your gif.

[–]drofenaz 2 points3 points ago

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It was a quote from the Wikipedia article. This part made my head asplode:

facing right, on the upper left of the nearly-vertical stick on the rightmost third of the photo

[–]Nessie -1 points0 points ago

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/s

[–]Dominiking 0 points1 point ago

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I'll admit I don't see anything, but leaves.

[–]xconde 0 points1 point ago

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ENHANCE!

[–]frita 8 points9 points ago

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Orchid mantis. Beautifully terrifying.

[–]BreanaKathleen[S] 1 point2 points ago

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Thank you for letting me know what they're called :) it makes sense considering it looks like a strange purple flower!

[–]malandric 0 points1 point ago

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You took the words right out of my mouth. So I want them back.

[–]clitler 0 points1 point ago

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Actually, I'm pretty sure thats a Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii (Spiny flower mantis), and its also a nymph in its penultimate molt.

[–]frita 1 point2 points ago

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Very cool, and I think you're right.

[–]Sarsparilla 6 points7 points ago

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He is beautiful! The complexity of insects ceases to amaze me.

[–]you_might_as_well 6 points7 points ago

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it never ceases to amaze me :P

[–]Sarsparilla 0 points1 point ago

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Haha, thank you. Late night commenting=lack of mental grammar/usage check. :)

[–]chiefmammal 3 points4 points ago

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its not easy being green

[–]yeebok 0 points1 point ago

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Especially when you're a beige-y yellow :)

[–]aznxd3ath 2 points3 points ago

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And I thought watching a female praying mantis eat a male mantis' head as they mate wasn't already interesting enough

[–]hawkin712 1 point2 points ago

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This is my nightmare, but so darn cute.

[–]Judas_Iscariot 2 points3 points ago

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Right as I pulled up this picture, my kitten pounced and pawed my lower back through my chair. Half a second of sheer terror.

[–]SpermWhale 1 point2 points ago

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I want this as pet!

[–]prydwen 0 points1 point ago

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You actually could... Many people have mantises, I used to as well !

[–]BreanaKathleen[S] 0 points1 point ago

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me to, unless they are foreign to canada....then im fucked :(

[–]abcgoat 1 point2 points ago

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OMG, ZERG, RUN!

[–]sodappop 1 point2 points ago

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he looks... FABULOUS!

[–]EvraeX 1 point2 points ago

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DUDE. TELL ME YOU CAUGHT THAT SHINY MANTIS.

[–]AkeelaTheGhost 1 point2 points ago

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I want... To smoke that.

[–]ImhotepNinja69 1 point2 points ago

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Orchid Praying Mantis :D Reminds me of my first Architecture Project.

[–]clitler 1 point2 points ago

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This camo mantis is beautiful too.

[–]blasticks 1 point2 points ago

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sulu! set phasers to FABULOUS

[–]voxon2 2 points3 points ago

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Shiny Pokemon?

[–]CoinProducer 0 points1 point ago

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So I assume Samus Aran is out of frame?

[–]whyUmadtho 0 points1 point ago

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Not to be around the bush but, that is fucking creepy.

[–]kshan79 0 points1 point ago

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That is such a great shot

[–]PreExRedditor 0 points1 point ago

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"shhh leaf.... now isn't the time for words...."

[–]Blueberry_Yum_Yum 0 points1 point ago

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This still doesn't change the fact that your head will be bitten off after sex.

[–]boniant 0 points1 point ago

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hoooooooooooooooooooolyyyy fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

[–]Furlockholms 0 points1 point ago

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I thought of Voldo

[–]expwnent 0 points1 point ago

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"Look at that leaf."

[–]MetalGearFoRM 0 points1 point ago

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Preying*

[–]gravestompin 0 points1 point ago

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Did you get a leak of Spore 2?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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mantises are space aliens.

i have proof.

[–]kungfuballoons 0 points1 point ago

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that's the gnarliest praying mantis i ever did see

[–]forestoffucks 0 points1 point ago

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pokemon!!!

[–]BreanaKathleen[S] 0 points1 point ago

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Gotta catch 'em all! Do want this one!

[–]revmdn 0 points1 point ago

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This fella is a Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii. Vety fun and easy to keep, imo. Usually green and white with lavender eyes.

[–]link_to_the_post 0 points1 point ago

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They are MINERALS Marie!

[–]Zofobread 0 points1 point ago

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Am I the only one who finds this thing terrifying? If that mantis was like the size of a cat or dog, I'd literally shit my pants

[–]LEGION_1977 0 points1 point ago

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for the swarm!!!

[–]m4n715 0 points1 point ago

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Can I help you?

[–]Blueknight121 0 points1 point ago

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It looks like some sort of Zerg unit...

[–]kuddus87 0 points1 point ago

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ooh a flower pretending to be an insect :)

[–]thesnakeinthegarden 0 points1 point ago

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Not a preying mantis. Orchid mantis.

Different species.

[–]Hopieg 0 points1 point ago

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My 9 year old daughter, who is striving to be an entomologist, loved this picture! Thanks for posting it, and to the people who linked to it in other places.

Edited

[–]BreanaKathleen[S] 0 points1 point ago

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at 9?! amazing. :) best of luck to her!

[–]viagravagina 0 points1 point ago

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Decepticon.

[–]Trucoto 0 points1 point ago

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The saturation is so much that it virtually destroyed the flower :( What's wrong with photographers these days that if the picture has no surreal colours it has no value whatsoever?

[–]evenacre 0 points1 point ago

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Shit Is DANK

[–]divinenibru 0 points1 point ago

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Pimpin' Mantis

[–]Codessd1 0 points1 point ago

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Im gonna need a larger dose doc

[–]Tavo209 0 points1 point ago

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Looks like those tall aliens from invader zim

[–]teletubby_poe 0 points1 point ago

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B.A.

[–]zalifer 0 points1 point ago

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UGH! THIS IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH REDDIT! EVERYTHING HAS TO HAVE RELIGION BROUGHT INTO IT! WHY CAN'T IT BE AN ATHEIST MANTIS!

</joke>

[–]NotABiscuit 0 points1 point ago

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That is a shiny Scyther. FUCKING CATCH IT!

[–]Frozee -3 points-2 points ago

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Why do you steal other peoples pictures and post them on reddit? This exact picture was sent in to National Geographic for a wallpaper photo contest. This picture was taken by Glen Hush.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2010/entries/wallpaper/week-8/#/ngpc-wp-wk-8-3_29141_600x450.jpg

Link to national geographic for reference. You can also go to their website and search for "purple praying mantis".

[–]Psynaut 3 points4 points ago

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Tineye found 49 sites that this picture can be found at. it isn't like he broke into the guy's safe, snapped the pictures with a tie-clip camera, and uploaded them via satellite or something.

[–]frita 3 points4 points ago

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I didn't get that impression at all (that OP was trying to take credit). He didn't say "Look at this picture I took Reddit!"

[–]BreanaKathleen[S] 2 points3 points ago

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Sorry. I just thought reddit would enjoy it and I also didn't say I took the picture.

[–]Vendra 4 points5 points ago

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Because that's what reddit is for? Thanks for the info, but pick your battles man.

[–]Frozee 0 points1 point ago

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My point was that posts like this makes it seem like the poster has taken the picture and is taking credit for it, which I find wrong. If you're going to post picture you haven't taken yourself you should write where you got the picture from or who took it.

[–]biggiepants 0 points1 point ago

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[–]Disciplejoe777 -1 points0 points ago

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Sounds like an indie band. Lol

[–]creamsauce101 -1 points0 points ago

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More like PURPLE SCYTHER

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[deleted]

[–]BreanaKathleen[S] 0 points1 point ago

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Kill it with fire?! Noooooooooo.