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Snakeflies

Raphidioptera

Snakeflies are fascinating insects with long bodies and unique, snake-like heads. They are often found in gardens and forests, where they hunt for other insects.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Snakeflies has a long, slender body with a distinctive elongated "neck" (prothorax), giving them their name. They possess two pairs of clear, membranous wings with intricate veins. Often brown or greenish-brown, they resemble a tiny praying mantis but lack its powerful raptorial front legs.

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Snakeflies
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Snakeflies

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Snakeflies belong to their own ancient insect order called Raphidioptera.

Their name comes from their long neck, which they strike like a snake!

They use their strong jaws to grab and eat soft-bodied insects like aphids.

Unlike many insects, both adult and larval snakeflies are fierce hunters!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Precision Predator Neck

Snakeflies has an extra-long neck that helps them ambush small insects from crevices with lightning speed.

Fähigkeit

Underbark Hunter

Snakefly larvae can live for years under tree bark, using their flat bodies to hunt other hidden insects.

Fähigkeit

Keen-Eyed Flyer

Snakeflies has prominent compound eyes that help them spot tiny moving prey while flying.

Fähigkeit

Sticky Egg Placement

Female snakeflies can use a long ovipositor to place eggs deep into bark crevices, protecting them.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-50 mm
Größe
10-30 mm
Lebenserwartung
395-1125 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
2-5 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Snakeflies are insect hunters, eating many small pests to keep ecosystems healthy.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae and adults are both predatory, but larvae hunt in concealed spaces.

Hauptnahrung

  • Aphids
  • Caterpillars
  • Mites
  • Small beetles
  • Insect larvae

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Cotton Aphid

Aphis gossypii

Adult and larval snakeflies hunt and eat aphids.

eats

Two-spotted spider mite

Tetranychus urticae

Larval snakeflies consume mites found under bark.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds like tits prey on adult snakeflies.

eaten by

Common Wasp

Vespula vulgaris

Wasps may catch and eat adult snakeflies.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snakeflies are harmless and fun to watch, but it's best to look without touching.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Snakeflies?

15-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Snakeflies?

10-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Snakeflies?

395-1125 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Snakeflies?

2-5 km/h

Was frisst Snakeflies?

Snakeflies are insect hunters, eating many small pests to keep ecosystems healthy.

Wo findet man Snakeflies normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Snakeflies?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Snakeflies?

6

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