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Common scorpionfly

Panorpa communis

Description:

•The scorpion-like tail isn't a stinger. •They eat dead insects and live aphids. •Eggs are lais in soil annually.

Habitat:

Western Europe -I saw this insect in Hildesheim(Germany)

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Awesome !

BrunoMoller
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BrunoMoller

Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany

Spotted on Jul 6, 2015
Submitted on Jan 26, 2016

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