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🧚 Lacewings & Antlions

Owlfly

Ascalaphus libelluloides

About

A striking aerial predator with clubbed antennae and large dragonfly-like eyes. It hunts small flying insects at dusk with rapid, agile flight.

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Did You Know?

It catches prey in flight using a basket formed by its spiny legs, snatching insects out of the air at high speed like a tiny falcon.