albertcardona, to random
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Another unusual insect: Tenthredo baetica (ssp. dominiquei), with only 118 observations world wide, of which 29 for this particular subspecies. It's a wasp – sort of: a sawfly.

The rear limbs are rather large, and I wonder why. For carrying prey?

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216752296

Wikipedia points out an interesting reversal: in the Tenthredo genus, the larvae eat plants while the adults prey on other insects. Whereas many typical wasps do the opposite: the adults sip nectar but hunt insects to feed their young. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenthredo One wonders then what is this adult doing on a flower, engaging in motion patterns characteristic of foraging on nectar and pollen.

pogomcl, to random
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White Campion, Silene latifolia with Turnip Sawfly, Athalia rosae Canon 5D2 Sigma 105 2.8 f/ 7.1 1/400 iso: 160 Dobrichovice, Czech Republic 9/11/2019 #Diptera #Flies #Sawflies #Insects #invertebrates #Macro #grasslands

alexwild, to random
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Seeing a lot of these little guys flying around Austin. Halidamia affinis, a small sawfly that feeds on Gallium catchweeds.

#Symphyta #Sawflies #Insects

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