This insect was first spotted on our window screen. It was captured for about 10 minutes to examine and attempt to identify. It has characteristics like those of a damselfly, a long body and wings that fold back but much different mandible from what we have seen in the past.
After it was released it flew erratically until finding a spot in the woodpile.
If you have any information to help us with an identification it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
I was going to guess damselfly too, but I'm no entomologist.
ReplyDeleteDid you happen to see the website I tweeted about last week? It's a university lab that allows the public to submit insects to be viewed on scanning electron microscope. You can also visit as a guest during the viewings of others. Pretty cool for insect lovers! http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu
Thanks Patricia!
DeleteThat looks super cool. We will explore it more when we get back from our trip next week.
We think we have an ID: adult ant lion! So cool!
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