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This is a SCORPION FLY. These flies look like a cross between a scorpion and a wasp. Although the raised tail of the male scorpion fly looks like the tail of a scorpion, it does not use it to sting you like a scorpion can.
#Scorpionflies are so called due to the males of one family (#Panorpidae) having enlarged abdomen and genitalia, which resemble a scorpion’s tail and stinger.
Depending on the species, some scorpion fly larvae may be predatory. Others feed on moist, decomposing organic matter, which can include carrion.
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