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Photographer:
Paul Zborowski
www.close-up-photolibrary.com
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Alderflies and Dobsonflies
Class: Insecta
Phylum: Arthropoda
Order: Megaloptera
Description:
Large, soft-bodied insects with 2 pairs of large wings. Wingspans vary from 20-100mm and have many cross-veins. Adults are very similar to lacewings, except the veins in their wings do not branch at the edges. Larvae are aquatic and live from 1 to 5 years. Larvae eat other aquatic insects. Adults rarely feed and are short-lived. Predators include spiders, fish, frogs and tortoises |
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