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Mecoptera (from the Greek: mecos = "long", ptera = "wings") is an order of insects in the superorder Holometabola with about six hundred species in nine families worldwide. . Mecopterans are sometimes called scorpionflies after their largest family, Panorpidae, in which the males have enlarged genitals raised over the body that look similar to the stingers of scorpions, and long beaklike
The males use their bristle-like wings to help grasp the female over their backs while mating, while the wings of females are vestigial small oval pads with no ability to allow them to fly. The adults have a long rostrum formed from the clypeus and labrum , genae , and maxillo - labium .
The male has a pair of claspers at the end of its tail (for holding the female during mating), [6] giving it a scorpion-like appearance, [6] although it is not a stinger. The adult insect has a wingspan of about 35 millimetres (1.4 in), [ 6 ] with wings that are mostly clear, but have many dark spots or patches.
Parabuthus transvaalicus grows to a length of 90–110 millimetres (3.5–4.3 in), and is dark brown or black in colour, so it is also known as the Black Thick-Tailed scorpion. [2] Its pincers are thin, but its tail is thickened, with the sting segment being as wide as the rest of the tail. [ 2 ]
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Paraphrynus carolynae is a species of tailless whip scorpion from Mexico and the southwestern United States. Description. 13–20 mm in length, reddish-brown overall ...
The tailless whip scorpion may go for over a month in which no food is eaten. Often this is due to pre-molt. Due to the lack of venom the tailless whip scorpion is very nervous in temperament, retreating away if any dangerous threat is sensed by the animal. [citation needed] Comparing the front and back legs of an amblypygid
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