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Snakefly
Agulla sp.
33.1384, -117.051
Field Notes
Description:
Black, long-necked insect with brown near the mouth and a patch on the edge of the wings. "Adult snakeflies are characterized by having an elongate prothorax but no modification of the forelegs (as in Mantispidae). They have strong and relatively unspecialised mouthparts, and large compound eyes. Some species also have ocelli. The females typically have a long ovipositor, which they use to deposit their eggs into crevices in bark or rotting wood. The wings are similar in size, with a primitive venation pattern, and a thickened costal margin (or "pterostigma")." - Wikipedia
Habitat:
It flew in my daughters hair when sitting on the deck in the backyard then it fell on her shirt before quickly flying away.
Notes:
Snakeflies are one of only two groups of insects than can run backwards at full speed.
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