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Scorpionfly

Panorpa

Photo by beaker98
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Fenn/Woodland area.

Notes:

Male

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Comments (21)
beaker98
Thanks for the wonderful comments Antonio Carlos de Barros Carvalho, Diaz José Miguel, Mark and armadeus! They are amazing little creatures and I'm glad you have enjoyed him.
Liana
That is an intriguing looking insect...great image beaker! Thank you for sharing :)
Mark Ridgway
Good one Bill. I think we don't have this group at all in Aus.
beaker98
ThatBlueEyedGirl, correct. They look quite menacing, but are harmless:)
beaker98
Cool! Thanks for picking the scorpionfly for the fun fact Karen. They are quite interesting.
ThatBlueEyedGirl
so the stinger looking thing is really it's genitals?? interesting
KarenL
Project Noah Fun Fact: The Scorpionfly is named after the large male genitalia that is curled above the abdomen, similar to a scorpion. Unlike scorpions, they feed on dead insects, fruit and nectar. https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154208968235603/?type=1
beaker98
Thanks bg11a1! I find them beautiful as well. It is definitely on the odd side of things for my area, which makes it that much better:)
The MnMs
Very neat, as always, beaker98! :-)
beaker98
Sergio, I use a Nikon SB 700 flash.

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PublishedMay 29, 2014

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