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Exploring the fauna of Britain

Posts tagged with "mecoptera"

British Flies: the true and ‘untrue’ flies

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When is a fly not a fly? Many insects are referred to as ‘flies’ but technically any insect that doesn’t belong to the Order Diptera, is not a true fly. Below is a brief summary of the groups found in Britain that are referred to as flies:

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Scorpionflys

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Scorpionflies are one of my favourites. They are also probaly one of the oddest looking creatures in the UK here is a male demostrating the long jaws, dark pattern/spots on the wings and the 'scorpion tail' from which it gets its name.

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