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Common scorpionfly

Panorpa communis

Photo by BrunoMoller
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

•The scorpion-like tail isn't a stinger.
•They eat dead insects and live aphids.
•Eggs are lais in soil annually.

Habitat:

Western Europe
-I saw this insect in Hildesheim(Germany)

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