Ant lions,sponge suckers
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Green lacewing adult (Neuroptera)
Order Neuroptera: lacewings. Beneficial predatory insects. Typically nocturnal.
- Gil Wizen
Mantidfly (Neuroptera), Ecuador. Photo by Andreas Kay.
These extraordinary, seemingly prehistoric insects belong to the same order of insects as lacewings and owlflies. They get their name from their mantis-like appearance, as their spiny "raptorial" front legs are modified to catch small insect prey and are very similar to the front legs of mantids. The adults are predatory insects that are often nocturnal. Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Owlfly larva, Ascalaphidae, Neuroptera | 2021-04-04
Westphalian A, Coal Measures shales above wigan Two Foot Crockhey Pit, Wigan, Lancashire, UK.
Pu'er, Yunnan, China see comments for additional image.....
Pu'er, Yunnan, China see comments for additional image…..
Escaroupim Salvaterra de Magos
Escaroupim Salvaterra de Magos
Neoptera Ltd has been developing since 2017 a unique winged Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) civil light aircraft capable of transporting 2 to 5 passengers (or equivalent payload). Winged VTOL aircraft offer the versatility of helicopters (enabling vertical take-off from compact helipads) combined with the energy efficiency of aircraft (benefiting from the lift afforded by…
Neoptera Ltd has been developing since 2017 a unique winged Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) civil light aircraft capable of transporting 2 to 5 passengers (or equivalent payload). Winged VTOL aircraft offer the versatility of helicopters (enabling vertical take-off from compact helipads) combined with the energy efficiency of aircraft (benefiting from the lift afforded by…
Chrysopa formosa - Neuroptera
from Ecuador: www.flickr.com/andreaskay/albums
"White-winged Crossbill", "Purple Finch", "Nova Scotia", Canada, "Birds of Nova Scotia", Halifax, "Portuguese Cove"
One of the most strikingly patterned of all North American birds, the male painted bunting has a blue head, red underparts, and yellow-green back.
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