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Scorpion Fly (male)
Stanley Jones

Scorpion Fly (male) (Panorpa nuptialis)

Scorpion Fly (Panorpa nuptialis: Panorpidae) These harmless flies are ca. 1.9 cm (0.75 in) long. They emerge as adults in our area from Sep-Nov (Dec). Their name is derived from the male genitalia and genitalia plate which coils and resembles a scorpions tail. The female has no posterior projections to the genital plate and tapers from the abdomen without being coiled. Photographed at Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Bottomland hardwoods dominated by cedar elm and water oak with some water hickory at ca. 96 m (315 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Bottomland hardwoods dominated by cedar elm and water oak with some water hickory at ca. 96 m (315 ft) elevation.
Location
Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
October 2012
Scientific name
Panorpa nuptialis
Equipment used
Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM lens, ISO 100, exposure bias 0.33 ev, shutter speed 1/250 with flash, f/8.
delia todd
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This is wonderful Stanley, beautiful colours and so very well focused too.

Excellent macro work this lad.
 
Kits
What an interesting creature, Stanley, and so colourful.
 
Pops1
A superb close up, lovely detail & colours, a very nice capture, 3 super posts Stanley
 

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