π Day 15 of #InsectAdvent appreciates #Alderflies - #Megaloptera are a small but fascinating insect order with roughly 330 known species worldwide (3 in Britain), whose larvae live in freshwater streams and rivers.
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FIRST MEGALOPTERAN OF 2025! Seeing a dobsonfly means bug season is finally gonna start to really pick up, and I can hardly wait. >:D
#bugsky #megaloptera #dobsonfly #insect
Alder fly (Sialis sp?) seen yesterday in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve.
Alder fly (Sialis sp?) seen yesterday in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve. #Megaloptera #Nature #Photography #Nikon @scotwildlife.bsky.social
Close up of an alderfly. Little changed since the Jurassic period. In the order Megaloptera, meaning large wings.
#macrophotography
#naturephotography
#wildlifephotography
#insects
#megaloptera
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
