Female body length6.5 hundredths m
5.4 thousandthsTelephone poles
294 millionthsHoover Dam heights
1.5 millionthsMarathon routes
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Orchid Mantis
A predator disguised as a flower petal/Insects & Arachnids
The orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) of Southeast Asia is a remarkable predator that mimics a flower so well that pollinators actually prefer it over real flowers. Females reach about 6 to 7 cm long with pink and white coloration and petal-shaped leg lobes. Rather than hiding among flowers, the mantis attracts prey by being a better visual signal than the flowers themselves. Males are much smaller at about 2.5 cm. The female can snatch prey from the air with a strike taking only 50 to 70 milliseconds.
Measurements
Male body length2.5 hundredths m
3.3 hundredthsCello lengths
48.1 millionthsMall of America lengths
8.3 millionthsAirport runway lengths
Female mass6 thousandths kg
81.7 octillionthsMoons
400 millionthsMicrowaves
12 millionParamecia
Strike time6 hundredths s
19 millionthsMicrocenturies
694 billionthsMayfly lifespans
333 millionthsCommercial breaks
50 to 70 milliseconds
Foreleg reach3 hundredths m
9.9 tenthsAirPod lengths
1.1 tenthsPaper towel sheets