Mastodawn

Òndia mira que costa de trobar-ne, de mosques escorpí! Que és clar, ni són mosques ni són escorpins, sinó simplement d'un altre ordre d'insectes.

Sempre que les veig me'n recordo de les "mosques serp", que tampoc són ni mosques ni serps ...
https://www.inaturalist.org/lifelists/albertcardona?view=tree&details_view=observations&taxon_id=417954
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CellBioNews Feb 8, 2024

First complete #genome of a #snakefly helps to understand its #evolutionary history.

#Raphidioptera #phylogenomics

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-genome-snakefly-evolutionary-history.html

First complete genome of a snakefly helps to understand its evolutionary history

Snakeflies (Raphidioptera), also known as camel-neck flies, have gained further notoriety with the selection of the Black-necked Snakefly as Insect of the Year 2022 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. These diurnal, predatory insects have a striking shape and live only in the Northern Hemisphere. However, these dainty representatives of the Neuropterida are often overlooked.

Phys.org

Albert Cardona Jun 10, 2023

A snakefly landing on my hand was not on my bingo of stuff that’s to happen to me today.
http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166598874

#iNaturalist #snakeflies #Raphidioptera #entomology #insects

Small Snakefly (Xanthostigma xanthostigma)

small snakefly in June 2023 by Albert Cardona. A snakefly landing on my hand was not on my bingo of stuff that’s to happen to me today.

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Albert Cardona Nov 14, 2022

Animals sorprenents: aquest insecte, un rafidiòpter, en anglès en diem una "snakefly" tot i que no és ni una serp ("snake") ni una mosca ("fly"), sinó que és part d'un ordre propi d'insectes: els #Raphidioptera.

Xanthostigma xanthostigma https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/85468170

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