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   Alex Wild (alexwild@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 01:35:29 JST Alex Wild

   The wasp mantisfly, Climaciella brunnea, is not a wasp, a mantis, or a fly. It is instead a type of spider-eating lacewing that keeps itself safe by looking like it has a painful sting, which it does not.

   Evolution continues to be marvelous. #Entomology #Mantispidae #Insects

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