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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies (Mecoptera) » Forcepflies (Meropeidae) » Merope » Forcepfly (Merope tuber)
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Forcepfly - Merope tuber - female
Copyright © 2012 Ted Kropiewnicki

Forcepfly - Merope tuber - Female
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
September 7, 2012
Size: Body ~ 9 mm, w/wings 13mm
Found at night in a crevice between 2 patio blocks.

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Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 7 September, 2012 - 4:00pm
Last updated 7 September, 2012 - 7:14pm

Not a termite, but much better!
Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 7 September, 2012 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

 
WOW ...
!
… William Donald Newton, 7 September, 2012 - 6:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Merope tuber
That is awesome, thank you! So last night I noticed that my little Yorkie-Poo was interested in one spot and kept going back for another sniff. It took me a while to see this little critter wedged in a crevice between 2 patio blocks and I knew that I have never seen that species before. Anyway, I wonder if these insects are odorous enough for a dog to pick up its scent?
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 7 September, 2012 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

A termite.
Good images.
… William Donald Newton, 7 September, 2012 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

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