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πŸ¦‚ Scorpionflies

European Hangingfly

Bittacus italicus

About

A delicate predatory insect with long legs that hangs from grass stems and snatches prey with its prehensile hind tarsi. Found in Mediterranean grasslands.

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Did You Know?

The prehensile hind tarsi of hangingflies can close like a jackknife, trapping prey in a fraction of a second.