Margaret Anne (she/her/they)This sent me down a whole rabbit hole of #lacewings vs #antlions vs #mayflies...
Not a scientist (clearly)
Nice to know that mayflies are in huge clouds only over very clean, highly oxygenated water because their lifecycle means they spend much of it in the water.
Anyway ... "The world is so full of a number of things, I am sure we should all be as happy as kings!" ~~R.L. Stevenson
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-rare-insect-arkansas-walmart-historic.html
Rare insect found at Arkansas Walmart sets historic record, points to deeper ecological questions
A giant insect plucked from the façade of an Arkansas Walmart has set historic records. The Polystoechotes punctata (giant lacewing) is the first of its kind recorded in eastern North America in over 50 years—and the first record of the species ever in the state.
BenEurope