Common Scorpionfly by praep

Photography • Insects • posted on Jul 09, 2008

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This is a male Common Scorpionfly (Panorpa communis). The big "sting" at the back is not for fighting but for holding the female specimen through the copulation. Hope you like and thank you for taking time to watch, comment and rate my images. Special thanks for all who put me to their favourites list last times. It´s a real big honor for me. ;-) Greetings.