Oct 17, 2019
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Mantis Fly
A mantid lacewing [also known as a mantis fly, genus Mantispa] photographed in Ukraine by Yuri Liskevych.
mantis flies look like displacing a body part in spore
Mantidfly takes a quick bath. Despite the name, mantidflies are neither mantids nor flies--they are in the order Neuroptera and are closely related to green lacewings. This was the second one I've seen (I love them!) and I can't get over how small they are. Less than an inch long. Also: add mantidflies to the list of bugs that will fly at your face when you wear a headlamp at night. ! April 28, 2017
mantis flies are pretty bugs
a gorgeous little mantidfly!
Sorry for the cruddy photos but I had to share!
I’d never heard of a mantidfly until a couple weeks ago when I saw a post here on tumblr about them. Then just a few days ago I found this dude chilling on the window of my car! Such amazing looking little critters!
I found a Pokémon! This is a Mantispidae commonly known as a mantis fly. They are of the order Neuroptera, making them related to lacewings owlflies and antlions. They live mostly in the tropics and subtropics but they can be found worldwide.They may seem scary but they're completely harmless to humans. They have no sting, aren't terribly aggressive, and are cumbersome fliers. This little guy did took a swipe at me at first but we quickly became fast friends. I released him out into the backyard afterwards. Definitely one of my favorite insects.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantispidaehttp://eol.org/pages/948/overviewhttp://bugguide.net/node/view/10133(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Cj_d7Hi00)