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Mecoptera

life science Maturity 5-7

Some bugs look like flies.

Bittacidae fg1.jpg
Bittacidae fg1.jpg
They have long bodies. Some look like scorpions.
Skorpionsfliege Panorpa communis male genital.jpg
Skorpionsfliege Panorpa communis male genital.jpg
They like to live in wet places. They help clean up the world. Do you like bugs?

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File:Common house fly, Musca domestica.jpg
Common house fly, Musca domestica.jpg
File:Gunzesrieder Tal Insekt 3.jpg
Gunzesrieder Tal Insekt 3.jpg
File:Nannochorista philpotti (cropped).jpg
Nannochorista philpotti (cropped).jpg
File:British Entomologycutted Plate114.png
British Entomologycutted Plate114.png
File:Boreus hiemalis2 detail.jpg
Boreus hiemalis2 detail.jpg
File:Pulex irritans female ZSM.jpg
Pulex irritans female ZSM.jpg
File:Boreus hyemalis male.jpg
Boreus hyemalis male.jpg
File:Notiothauma reedi.jpg
Notiothauma reedi.jpg
File:Merope tuber dorsal view - ZooKeys-269-051-g007A.jpeg
Merope tuber dorsal view -...
File:Chorista australis Gundaroo NSW Australia.jpg
Chorista australis Gundaroo NSW Australia.jpg
File:Hylobittacus apicalis Michigan.jpg
Hylobittacus apicalis Michigan.jpg
File:Panorpa communis V.jpg
Panorpa communis V.jpg

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