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Scorpionflies (Male)

Panorpidae

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Description:

These insects are more properly called Scorpionflies than other members of the order because in the males the abdomen is bulbous at the tip and curved upward. Please let me know if I misidentified.

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New England Arthropods
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJune 7, 2014

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