i learned some snakeflies have bilobed tarsi (similar to chrysomelid leaf beetles) and it makes them look like they've got cute little paws :3 photo is inocellia sinensis
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i learned some snakeflies have bilobed tarsi (similar to chrysomelid leaf beetles) and it makes them look like they've got cute little paws :3 photo is inocellia sinensis

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Round 3 - Insecta - Raphidioptera
(Sources - 1, 2, 3, 4)
Order: Raphidioptera
Common Name: “snakeflies”
Families: 2 - Raphidiidae and Inocelliidae
Anatomy: long, slender body; notably elongated thorax with mobile neck; long, flattened, armored head; biting, chewing mouthparts; two compound eyes, Raphidiids also have ocelli while Inoceliids do not; two pairs of long, membranous, prominently-veined wings; females have a long, sturdy ovipositor
Diet: soft-bodied arthropods, pollen
Metamorphosis: holometabolous
Habitat: in tree bark, crevices in rocks, among leaf litter and in detritus in temperate regions worldwide (absent from the tropics and Southern Hemisphere)
Evolved in: Early Jurassic
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The first photo is of a female, you can see her long ovipositor.
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.

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snakefly (agulla sp.) - june 2024
I found this lil guy in Estes Park Colorado, never seen this species before!! Do you know what it could be?
Oh that’s awesome it looks like a snakefly!!! I’ve never had the pleasure of finding one of these guys, we don’t get them where I live 🥺
Here’s a closer up pic (that I nabbed from Google), they’re so neat looking!! They’re basically lacewings with a long neck lol