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German scorpionfly - Male Genitalia, Heeswijk, Netherlands Quite common in my area but I&#039;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&#039;s stinger. On this fly, however, it&#039;s not a stinger, instead they are genitalia with claspers to hold onto the female during mating. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62314/german_scorpionfly_heeswijk_netherlands.html" title="German scorpionfly, Heeswijk, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/62314_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=jo0k2FPM6g24wq715Q3TbsnN4P4%3D" width="150" height="152" alt="German scorpionfly, Heeswijk, Netherlands Quite common in my area but I&#039;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&#039;s stinger. On this fly, however, it&#039;s not a stinger, instead they are genitalia with claspers to hold onto the female during mating. Here&#039;s a closeup of this appendage:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62315/common_scorpionfly_-_male_genitalia_heeswijk_netherlands.html<br /> Be sure to also check out its freaky mouth:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37287/panorpa_communis.html Europe,German Scorpionfly,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,Panorpa germanica,World" /></a></figure><br /> Be sure to also check out its freaky mouth:<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37287/panorpa_communis.html" title="Panorpa communis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2771/37287_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=TmUPpuKAgGBZ8Zq6%2BxyQZP8%2BBpU%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Panorpa communis This is a stack of a male scorpionfly (about 30 pictures). This of corse was a dead specimen caught in a horsefly trap. Normally i don&#039;t do a lot of big stack photography on dead critters, but this was something (i think) really worth doing a big stack on. Common scorpionfly,Geotagged,Netherlands,Panorpa communis,Scorpion Fly,Summer" /></a></figure> Europe,German Scorpionfly,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,Panorpa germanica,World Click/tap to enlarge

German scorpionfly - Male Genitalia, 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.

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:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62315/common_scorpionfly_-_male_genitalia_heeswijk_netherlands.html<br /> Be sure to also check out its freaky mouth:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37287/panorpa_communis.html Europe,German Scorpionfly,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,Panorpa germanica,World

Be sure to also check out its freaky mouth:

Panorpa communis This is a stack of a male scorpionfly (about 30 pictures). This of corse was a dead specimen caught in a horsefly trap. Normally i don't do a lot of big stack photography on dead critters, but this was something (i think) really worth doing a big stack on. Common scorpionfly,Geotagged,Netherlands,Panorpa communis,Scorpion Fly,Summer

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Cool shot. I had no idea the genitalia looked like that! Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks, Christine, it's quite a weird insect. Posted 7 years ago
  3. View Pudding4brains's profile
    Pudding4brains
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    Hi Ferdy, it's not the best angle for ID but from what I can see of the wing pattern and the shape of the notal organ this should most likely be Panorpa germanica - (like 99,9% sure ;o)
    I'll upload some old stuff for comparison shortly...     Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks, Arp, I stand corrected. This time I actually paid a bit more attention based on reference shots...and still got it wrong lol. Posted 7 years ago

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The German Scorpionfly

Panorpa germanica (German Scorpionfly) is one of the most common species of Skorpionfly in large parts of Europe.

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Similar species: Scorpionflies And Allies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jul 1, 2018. Captured May 27, 2018 14:00.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm