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anomala species group (Panorpa anomala species group)
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Copyright © 2009
Andrew Williams
scorpionfly eating horsefly -
Panorpa
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Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
June 23, 2009
Female Panorpa devouring a horsefly. Gives new meaning to the phrase "kissing butt"
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Contributed by
Andrew Williams
on 27 June, 2009 - 11:24am
Last updated 2 December, 2014 - 8:53am
Moved
Moved from
P. anomala or P. speciosa
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v belov
, 2 December, 2014 - 8:53am
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The scorpion-fly is smaller than I imagined...
Or maybe that's just a huge horse fly.
Wish we had 'em in CA. (Scorpion-flies, not horse flies :-)
PS: That's some pretty bad-ass humor!
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Aaron Schusteff
, 27 June, 2011 - 4:07pm
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Great photo!
what goes around comes around
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Nick Richter
, 27 June, 2009 - 12:05pm
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Nice to see a horse fly under
Nice to see a horse fly under the bite than the reverse!
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
, 1 July, 2009 - 2:48pm
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