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Sawfly

life science Maturity 7-9

A sawfly is a small insect.

Dolerus nitens.jpg
Dolerus nitens.jpg
It looks a bit like a wasp. But it does not have a thin waist. The mother uses a tool to cut plants. She puts her eggs inside.
Sawfly (Nematus septentrionalis) larvae.jpg
Sawfly (Nematus septentrionalis) larvae.jpg
The babies look like caterpillars. Do you like looking at bugs?

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Sawfly (Nematus septentrionalis) larvae.jpg
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Dolerus nitens.jpg
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Entomologie1.jpg
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Xyelapusilla.jpg
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Diprionpini crop.jpg
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Caenolyda reticulata (cropped).jpg
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Hartigia linearis.jpg
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Hymenoptera Vielfalt Horntail.jpg
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Xiphydria prolongata crop.jpg
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Orussus coronatus.jpg
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Specimen of Podalonia tydei (Le Guillou, 1841).jpg
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Syntexis libocedrii.jpg

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