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Photo#26821
Copyright © 2005
Tony DiTerlizzi
Scorpionfly -
Panorpa
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Robert Frost Trail, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
August 3, 2005
Size: ~12 mm
Found on a low bush near a forest edge. He sat still long enough for me to get a clear shot of his scorpion-like claspers.
Contributed by
Tony DiTerlizzi
on 4 August, 2005 - 8:11pm