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Scorpion Fly (female) This is a reasonably good illustration of the females abdomen. The male's final segment of the abdomen sticks up and resembles the tale of a scorpion. Common scorpionfly,Geotagged,Panorpa communis,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Scorpion Fly (female)

This is a reasonably good illustration of the females abdomen. The male's final segment of the abdomen sticks up and resembles the tale of a scorpion.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Crazy perspective, love it! Posted 11 years ago
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      Thanks Ferdy Posted 11 years ago

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The Common scorpionfly

''Panorpa communis'', the common scorpionfly, is a species of scorpionfly native to Western Europe.

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Similar species: Scorpionflies And Allies
Species identified by Darryl Lane
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By Darryl Lane

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Uploaded Sep 6, 2014. Captured Sep 4, 2014 18:50 in The Paddocks, Folkestone, Kent CT18 7BL, UK.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 65mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.