
German scorpionfly, Heeswijk, Netherlands
Quite common in my area but I'll never get bored of seeing them, as they are so unusual looking little freaks. They are named after the male appendage that looks similar to a scorpion's stinger. On this fly, however, it's not a stinger, instead they are genitalia with claspers to hold onto the female during mating. Here's a closeup of this appendage:
Be sure to also check out its freaky mouth:

Panorpa germanica (German Scorpionfly) is one of the most common species of Skorpionfly in large parts of Europe.
Similar species: Scorpionflies And Allies
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jul 1, 2018. Captured May 27, 2018 14:00.
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Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=97394&taxon_id=51700 Posted 3 years ago
Love your curious mind, you just had to fill that gap. Posted 3 years ago