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It was my first meeting with this strange species, and I had only one chance to shoot it since it flew away when I pressed the trigger.
The impressive sting at its tail is indeed a male genital bulb, hence completely harmless for humans...
Lens: EF 100 f/2.8L IS macro (click to see all my photos with this lens)
1/100s f/7.1 100mm ISO 1600
The strange but quite beautiful scorpion fly - this male's red tail is not for stinging, but is a set of claspers to use during mating.
Resting on nettles at Woods Mill nature reserve yesterday. I love their elegantly patterned wings :)
I've been looking out for these fascinating creatures for a while now...this one only gave me one shot but I liked his choice of perch :)
*edit* thanks to Spenature 2. I now know this is a female...and that means the males need to watch out! From the Sussex Wildlife Trust's website:
"(The scorpion fly) lives up to its name by sporting a scorpion-like tail, which the male uses in courtship displays. Adults usually mate at night, but mating can be a dangerous game for the male, who might easily be killed by the female. So he presents her with a nuptial gift of a dead insect or a mass of saliva to placate her - the equivalent of a box of chocolates!"
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I love collecting Scorpions, that's my Astro-Sign! I really liked this one in particular.
Scientific name: Panorpa communis.
The scorpion fly, as its name suggests, has a curved 'tail' that looks like a sting. It is, in fact, the males' claspers for mating. It is yellow and black, with a long 'beak'. Look for it in gardens and woods. Info: The Wildlife Trusts.
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The light was poor in the woods when I snapped this female scorpion fly, so not the most detailed of shots, but as it's a first for me then I am quite pleased with this one! Hope it's a good day for you all HFDF ;0)
Scientific name: Panorpa communis.
The scorpion fly, as its name suggests, has a curved 'tail' that looks like a sting. It is, in fact, the males' claspers for mating. It is yellow and black, with a long 'beak'. Info: The Wildlife Trusts.
Many thanks to people who view or comment on my photos.
Despite that rather vicious-looking tip to the abdomen in the male, these spectacular, large insects are quite harmless
This scorpion, seen on the island of Samos, Greece, is thought to be Mesobuthus gibbosus. Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping pedipalps and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger.
This was made from a 18 photo focus stack done in Zerene Stacker
ISO 250 / F/ 2.8 / 1/320th and all natural light : )
Tiny Scorpion 1.5cm/half an inch.
Growth 1.5cm - 4cm
Placed in a paper cup to take photos and set free.
This little mottled -scorpion is currently found throughout -southern Australia and probably represents -several species. Mainly associated with gum -forests, it is known to occasionally enter -people’s houses.
The scorpion fly, as its name suggests, has a curved 'tail' that looks like a sting. It is, in fact, the males' claspers for mating. It is yellow and black, with a long 'beak'. Look for it in gardens and woods.
The scorpion fly is a strange-looking insect that is found in gardens and hedgerows, and along woodland edges, particularly among Stinging nettles and bramble. It has a long, beak-like projection from its head that is uses to feed. It scavenges on dead insects and frequently steals the contents of spiders' webs. It lives up to its name by sporting a scorpion-like tail, which the male uses in courtship displays. Adults usually mate at night, but mating can be a dangerous game for the male, who might easily be killed by the female. So he presents her with a nuptial gift of a dead insect or a mass of saliva to placate her - the equivalent of a box of chocolates! The resulting eggs are laid in the soil and the emerging larvae live and pupate at the soil surface.
The scorpion fly has a black-and-yellow body, a reddish head with a long beak, dark patches on the wings, and a scorpion-like tail which does not sting (the male has two claspers at the end for mating). There is three species of scorpion fly that live in the UK, which are difficult to tell apart.
Distribution
Widespread.
Habitats
Scorpion flies belong to an ancient order of insects known as 'Mecoptera' which includes about 550 species worldwide. Mecoptera can be traced back to the Permian period, more than 250 million years ago, and are likely ancestors of butterflies and flies.
Scorpion Gulch is an old abandoned store at South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona. This rock wall building no longer has a roof.
This was a new beastie for me, both to see and to photograph. I don't think I'll forget it in a hurry
Something I learned during my visit to Phoenix was how the folks find and eliminate scorpions. Using a small blacklight (flashlight) at night, the light will illuminate the scorpion so they can be seen and sprayed. We found many more than I imagined was possible.
So even though this photo doesn't hold much detail for the those who like to examine pixels, it was still a cool shot for a nighttime, blacklight image. The background is a stucco wall.
Phoenix, Arizona
I've been finding out a bit more about these amazing looking insects. Though I haven't yet managed to get a shot that does the tail justice.
From the Wildlife Trust's page:
The scorpion fly is a strange looking insect which is found in gardens, hedgerows and woodland edges, particularly amongst nettles and Bramble. It has a long beak-like projection from its head that is uses to feed, scavenging on dead insects and frequently stealing the contents of spider's webs. It lives up to its name by sporting a scorpion-like tail, which the male uses in courtship displays. Adults usually mate at night, but mating can be a dangerous game for the male, who might easily be killed by the female. So he presents her with a nuptial gift of a dead insect or a mass of saliva to placate her - the equivalent of a box of chocolates! The resulting eggs are laid in the soil and the emerging larvae live and pupate at the soil surface.
Taken in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
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