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[Image Number] 62 [Image (Click to Enlarge)] Scorpionfly - male Panorpa nebulosa / order: Mecoptera Great Smoky Mountains National Park August 9, 2008 I was very happy to get a better photo of a male Scorpionfly (its still not a sharp as I would like, but it beats ... [Image Viewed] 885 [Caption] 
Scorpionfly - male Panorpa nebulosa / order: Mecoptera Great Smoky Mountains National Park August 9, 2008 I was very happy to get a better photo of a male Scorpionfly (its still not a sharp as I would like, but it beats the first one I took 5 years ago!). Unlike the venomous 8-legged scorpion, this 6-legged insect doesn't sting. The males have a little knob at the end of their abdomen that resembles a scorpion's stinger. Both the male and female have an interesting-looking, pointed head. These insects are quite distinctive looking.
Insects IV - True Flies, Dragonflies and insects with "fly" in their name
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