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Tussling....by *thrumyeye

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Invertebrates

_{Mecoptera are sometimes called scorpionflies after their largest non-flea family, Panorpidae, in which the males have enlarged genitals that look similar to the stinger of a scorpion. The Bittacidae, or hangingflies, are a prominent family of elongate insects known for their elaborate mating rituals, in which females choose mates based on the quality of gift prey offered by various males.}

=NordicWyrm Jan 14, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

wow.....

I like it xDDD

~oranges101614 Jun 1, 2008

the males offer gifts when mating? that's pretty interesting...

~neversaythehit May 24, 2008

gebruiken ze die spinnenweb nou?

meestal raken de insectjes erin verstrikt.

~neversaythehit May 25, 2008

ze stelen de spin zijn eten denk ik. ik zag laatst zo'n vette grote spin uit de muur van onze schuur kruipen toen een kleine vlieg in zijn web verstrikt raakte. was best raar hoe hij die vlieg zijn mond inwerkte