#scorpionfly — Public Fediverse posts
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Panorpa sp.
Snapped last August, Loire Atlantique, France
Published under #CC0 here https://flic.kr/p/2qe4TVV
#Mecoptera #Macro #Pentax #nature
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Back from a holiday in Italy. And one of the more interesting organisms spotted is this Scorpionfly, genus Panorpa, in Florence on 14 October 2024. A fascinating looking insect.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703588 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Florence #Italy #Insects #Scorpionfly #Mecoptera
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A #Scorpionfly is a scary-looking #insect, thanks to that long, mandible-bearing 'beak' or rostrum—and of course the male's tail, which inspired the name given to these creatures. The 'stinger' is in fact a genital capsule or bulb, bearing two 'pincers' (gonostyli); it's used for mating, and for defaecation (pic 3). Females (pic 4) lack this bulb. Feeding mostly on other #insects, usually dead ones, these #minibeasts are harmless to us Humans.
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A handsome male scorpionfly sitting in the sun on a blade of grass.
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#Scorpionfly (Panorpa sp.) on a blade of grass
#photography #photo #macrophotography #macro #insect #nature #animals #naturephotography #Panorpidae #panorpa #mft #microfourthirds #darktable