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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
Boreidae, commonly called snow scorpionflies, or in the British Isles, snow fleas (no relation to the snow flea Hypogastrura nivicola) are a very small family of scorpionflies, containing only around 30 species, all of which are boreal or high-altitude species in the Northern Hemisphere.
Articles relating to snow scorpionflies, a very small family of scorpionflies, containing only around 30 species, all of which are boreal or high-altitude species in the Northern Hemisphere. Subcategories
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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.
Male meadow scorpionflies provide nuptial gifts for their female counterparts. [12] [10] The gifts males provide are a series of salivary secretions and different types of carrion that the females will ingest as a nutrient source. [10] [16] In the males first generation salivary secretions are the main source of nuptial gifting. [10]
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Scorpion tail, scorpion-tail, or scorpion's tail typically refers to the tail of a scorpion. It may also refer to Scorpion's tail, another name for pigache shoes; Scorpion's tail, another name for plants in genus Scorpiurus; Scorpion tail, another name for the plant Heliotropium angiospermum; The Scorpion Tail, a book by Douglas Preston and ...