Scorpion Fly by durleybeachbum
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Description
Panorpe communis
I was very excited to see some of these in the woods by the stream on the heath!
See a female Here

Comments (22)
Wonderful Andrea, a top class image.
cool shot; we have many of them here
Fabulous capture Andrea It appears that you survived your celebration quite nicely
Very good close up !!!!
Super close up. Handsome chappie.
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
Excellent shot of this bug, he's quite a handsome rogue!
An exciting capture, great patterns on his wings, I do believe he does not sting despite the name. Nice shot and good to find a female too, although mating can be dangerous for the male.
such detail is really fantastic.
An amazing capture.
Absolutely amazing! I have never seen one in the wild. Great shot... Do you know if they sting people? Great catch.
A very sharp dresser but what a schnoz on his lady friend. I was thinking a better name would be the Toucan fly. Super sharp image. A great macro.
The zoom, the green, the sharpness, need I say more!!!!!! popped into Fav“s
A species unknown to me, thanks for that :) Excellent shot.
What a beautifully intricate wing pattern & you've captured in glorious sharpness & detail...
Super macro of the creature. Being a scorpion fly, it must have a stinger on its tail. And, I would be excited to see ANY kind of insect or arachnid around my neck of the woods.
I love the wing patterns on his wings - a super capture Andrea!
I've never seen or heard of this before... great shot, Andrea...that stinger looks wicked!
what wonderful wings it has!
Man, how'd you know the difference between the male and female? I can't fathom how you learned all this! A really strong closeup of the beautiful wings, and how it's so natural against that leaf. To us, it's a small leaf, but to the fly, it's a gigantic landing pad. Is it pregnant, I wonder? Is that what that sac on the end is? A beautiful creature in closeup. And you must do a lot of bending and craning to get these shots without a huge zoom lens. Very sweet work, Andrea.
An excellent close up.
beautiful insect, great details