#agulla

Snakeflies (order Raphidioptera) are interesting creatures. I like to call them "dinosaur bugs" because they're a group of insects that evolved in the early Jurassic, reaching peak diversity during the Cretaceous. Snakeflies are what's known as a relict group, meaning they used to be way more widespread than they are now. They're a remnant of a more abundant past. These insects undergo complete metamorphosis. Both the larva and the adult are predators of soft-bodied arthropods. Snakeflies have four wings, so they're neither flies nor snakes :-) Agulla sp., Northern California.

SNAKEFLY TIME. What a beautiful friend. Likely in the genus Agulla, though I couldn’t say which species!

Either way. Hella silly, I’d say this fella is the literal definition of a goobie woobie, in my books.

The traveler brooch

Flight of the Snakefly (Agulla) - native predatory insects beneficial to farmers, gardeners, orchardists, destroying larvae + pupae of other insects, living in woodlands. They do not sting or bite humans. (Excuse my dirty gardening hands.) #snakefly #agulla #mcgeehomegarden (at McGee Home Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx2hZ_Ml5Im/?igshid=709mkttlyrt2

#tomcarr #jardinesjoanmiro #agulla (en Fundació Joan Miró) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqfbXsQhY1u/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8rxk7l8rz61o