🎄 #InsectAdvent Day 18 is for #Raphidioptera - #Snakeflies get their name from a long, slender “neck” 🐍 These predators' larvae often live under bark or leaf litter & adults hunt in tree canopies.
#FunFact: Raphidioptera have ancestors dating back over 140 million years.
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A macro photo of a snakefly, with red on the back of its head, brought out by the plump red berries it is surrounded by. There are a lot of green leaves also in the picture, and a dark background. The snakefly is partially covered by one leaf, as it made its way up one of the leaves in the back to check out what I was doing.
I ❤️ Snakeflies. My second favorite insect, I definitely see #SomethingBeautiful in them. They are ferocious but also curious, and I love that combo.
#macrophotography
#photography
#insects
#snakeflies
#nature
Image of the front page of the latest Lacewing and Allies Newsletter (Neuro News)
The latest British Isles Lacewing and Allies Recording Scheme Newsletter (Neuro News) is now available to download from the website: www.laars.jamesjepson.com/neuro-news/
#Neuroptera #Lacewings #Raphidioptera #Snakeflies #Megaloptera #Alderflies #Mecoptera
