Scorpionfly

Thank you kindly Antonio!

I really enjoyed meeting this amazing insect.
Congratulations on your beautiful image!
Thanks, Beaker.

Thanks for the wonderful comments Antonio Carlos de Barros Carvalho, Diaz José Miguel, Mark and armadeus! They are amazing little creatures and I'm glad you have enjoyed him.

That is an intriguing looking insect...great image beaker! Thank you for sharing :)

Good one Bill. I think we don't have this group at all in Aus.

nice!

ThatBlueEyedGirl, correct. They look quite menacing, but are harmless:)

Cool! Thanks for picking the scorpionfly for the fun fact Karen. They are quite interesting.

so the stinger looking thing is really it's genitals?? interesting

Project Noah Fun Fact: The Scorpionfly is named after the large male genitalia that is curled above the abdomen, similar to a scorpion. Unlike scorpions, they feed on dead insects, fruit and nectar. https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/pho...

Thanks Yasser!

A beauty!

Thanks bg11a1! I find them beautiful as well. It is definitely on the odd side of things for my area, which makes it that much better:)

Beautiful

Thanks Marta:)

Very neat, as always, beaker98! :-)

Thank you Beaker.

Sergio, I use a Nikon SB 700 flash.

Beaker, which kind of flash do you use?

Thank you Rob

Nice spotting