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#NewSpecies!
New scorpionfly from #china just flew in:

Dicerapanorpa dajinhuang

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0393DC77-5C21-4771-C821-D6CDFE60C96E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.997.2939
#ejtaxonomy #DicerapanorpaDajinhuang

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Macro Marvel: The Intriguing Scorpionfly of Kampina

While exploring the Kampina nature reserve near Oisterwijk, I encountered the fascinating Common Scorpionfly (Panorpa communis), or "beenschorpioenvlieg" in Dutch. Drawn by its distinctive patterned wings and the male's curved, red-tipped abdomen—resembling a scorpion's tail—I was compelled to capture its unique features. Utilizing my Canon 5D Mark III with the Canon MP-E 65mm 5x macro lens, I managed to photograph this elusive insect, despite its tendency to fly off before I could get close.

Scorpionflies are harmless insects belonging to the ancient order Mecoptera, dating back over 250 million years. The male's "tail" is actually a pair of claspers used during mating, not a stinger. These insects are scavengers, feeding on dead insects and sometimes stealing prey from spider webs. Their mating rituals are particularly intriguing; males present females with nuptial gifts, such as dead insects or saliva masses, to increase mating success.

Capturing this image was a rewarding challenge, highlighting the intricate beauty of this often-overlooked insect.

#PanorpaCommunis #Scorpionfly #Beenschorpioenvlieg #MacroPhotography #Canon5DMarkIII #CanonMPE65mm #Kampina #Oisterwijk #NoordBrabant #NetherlandsNature #InsectPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Mecoptera #NatureLovers #Entomology #MacroWorld #InsectMacro #FieldPhotography #NatureExploration #Biodiversity

Panorpa sp.

Snapped last August, Loire Atlantique, France

Published under #CC0 here https://flic.kr/p/2qe4TVV

#Mecoptera #Macro #Pentax #nature
#photography #insect #wildlife #mywork #ScorpionFly

This strange critter is Boreus brumalis, also known as a snow scorpionfly. As adults they spend much of their time directly on the snow, and are well-adapted to the cold; apparently they can't survive being held in a human hand because it's too warm.

#insect #scorpionfly #snowscorpionfly #boreus #macro #macrophotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ontario #canada #snow #winter #inaturalist #arthropod #invertebrates

A long-legged insect with a narrow body, a long abdomen, and long antennae sits on top of a pure white layer of snow.

This #phytogeographical study of the montane #scorpionfly provides new insights into the importance of topographically rugged mountain systems in the #conservation of #evolutionary #diversity and endemic species.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13150
@WileyEcolEvol
#evolution #ecology #insect

These clade diagrams illustrate that C. obtusa originated from the Minshan Mountains, and currently consists of six genetically fragmented lineages that diverged 1.25–0.52 Ma. Four minor lineages (S1−S4) are confined to the topographically rugged Minshan Mountains, and two major lineages (NW and NE) are widely distributed in the northern MCC with relatively homogeneous landscapes.

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

An insect with a yellow body with dark bands running down the back. It has transparent wings with black markings, long antennas and a red snout.

I saw this rather beautiful insect this morning. Several species are quite similar but this looks to me to be a German Scorpionfly (Panorpa germanicus).

#scorpionfly #insects

This insect has very long antennae but is not a bug. The body is torpedo shaped with yellow rings and the thorax has precise yellow marks like bishop chess pieces, one behind the other. The wings are long and clear but with a distinct pattern of jagged black blotches

#schorpioenvlieg #duitseschorpioenvlieg #scorpionfly #germanscorpionfly #mouchescorpion #panorpe #panorpagermanica #insect

#NewSpecies!
New scorpionfly from #china just flew in:

Panorpa jinfo

Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/C549F960-FFB6-6167-FE86-BE28FF3CFE0D
Publication: http://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2024.007
#ActaEntomol #PanorpaJinfo

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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.

#Wildlife #Nature #NaturePhotography #InsectWeek

Side-on view of a male Scorpionfly on a Bramble leaf. His small, dark head bears a long, brownish 'beak' or rostrum, at the end of which are the mouthparts; also two long, black antennae. The longish body is mostly whitish in colour, with black along the underside of the abdomen; the legs are mostly a pale brown, but black towards the feet. We see the wings at an angle in this view but they appear greyish, with black markings; they are about the same length as the body. Finally, the very end of the tail is curved upwards and back towards the body; the first segments of it are quite thin but at the end is a larger, reddish bulb which at first sight appears to be tipped with a small, dark-coloured sting.

In this photo we looking down onto a male Scorpionfly on a Bramble leaf; he is facing towards us and to the left. His small, dark head bears a long, brownish 'beak' or rostrum, at the end of which are the mouthparts; also two long, black antennae. We can't see much of the longish body beneath the long wings which are held over it; they are greyish with black veins and larger black speckles and blotches. The legs are mostly a pale brown, blacker towards the feet. Although most of the body is obscured we can see the upturned, curled-over end of the tail with its large, reddish bulb tipped with a pair of small, dark-coloured 'pincers' (actually gonostyli).

Looking down on a male Scorpionfly perched on the edge of a Bramble leaf. He is facing away from us so we cannot see much of the long 'beak' or rostrum on his otherwise small head, but we can see the long, dark-coloured antennae. Some of the insect's brownish legs are also visible, and we have a clear view of the long wings; greyish with black veins, speckles and blotches, they are partly outstretched. The top parts of the thorax and abdomen, which are mostly black but with some paler markings, are therefore visible. As too is the 'tail' at the end of the abdomen, which here is stretched out to its fullest length. It consists of a couple of fairly thin, dark-coloured segments and is tipped with a reddish bulb, from which two short, dark 'spikes' (gonostyli) point outward. The Scorpionfly is in the act of exuding a drop of reddish-coloured fluid from the tip of that bulb.

A female Scorpionfly, perched vertically on the left side of a grass stem with her head uppermost; we see her partly from the side and partly from above. Her small head bears a long, brownish 'beak' or rostrum and a pair of long, dark-coloured antennae. What we can see of her body is mostly whitish or a pale yellow in colour, with thick black markings along the dorsal surface of the abdomen. The long wings, folded back along the body, are greyish with black veins, speckles and blotches. The very end of the abdomen, the 'tail', consists of three reddish-coloured segments.

A handsome male scorpionfly sitting in the sun on a blade of grass.

#scorpionfly #mecoptera #insects #photography

Scorpionfly, Panorpa sp Canon 400D EF 100 f/2.8 1/125 iso: 200 Celakovice Jirina, Czech Republic 6/24/2012 #diptera #scorpionfly #Panorpa #insects #invertebrates

Who the what now?
#insect #ScorpionFly

An orangish scorpionfly with wings checkered with clear and black spots.

#InsektenSamstag

Heute etwas spät dran, dafür wieder mit einem ganz „frischen“ Bild von heute:

Eine #Skorpionsfliege
(Eine genauere Bestimmung trau ich mir nicht zu…)

Auch wenn sie etwas gefährlich aussieht, uns Menschen tut sie nichts!

Und ich find sie wunderschön wie sie da so sitzt! 🥰

🇬🇧 scorpion fly (Panorpidae)

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#insectsaturday #InsectsOfTheFediverse #insectsofmastodon #insekten #macro #macrophotography #EinHerzFürInsekten #scorpionfly
@oliverstoer @Mimi65

Ein großes Insekt hängt am Ende eines Grashalms. Es hat einen gelb-schwarzen Körper und einen „Schnabel“, da es zu den Schnabelfliegen gehört. Außerdem hat es einen Stachel wie ein kleiner Skorpion.

#Scorpionfly (Panorpa sp.) on a blade of grass

#photography #photo #macrophotography #macro #insect #nature #animals #naturephotography #Panorpidae #panorpa #mft #microfourthirds #darktable

📷 Canon EOS 90D · Tamron SP 60mm f/2 Macro Di II (G005) · 1/60s · f/8 · ISO 320 · 📅 2021-09-05 · 15:30 UTC · 📍 51°43'30.97"N 7°12'55.37"E

1:1 Crop

#mywork #canon90d #tamron60mm #macro #scorpionfly #skorpionsfliege #panorpa_communis

📷 Canon EOS 90D · Tamron SP 60mm f/2 Macro Di II (G005) · 1/100s · f/8 · ISO 500 · 📅 2021-09-05 · 15:26 UTC · 📍 51°43'30.97"N 7°12'55.37"E

#mywork #canon90d #tamron60mm #scorpionfly #skorpionsfliege #panorpa_communis

#ScorpionFly in the grass.

I like the contrast between the strange, sometimes even scary look while being completely harmless.

#photography #insects #nature #macrophotography

#scorpionfly

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