Harpobittacus australis
2 Hangingfly at Kambah, ACT
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| Harpobittacus australis | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Dec 2021 | |
| Unverified | AJB | 1 Dec 2021 |
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I think this is a wasp with a very long weird snout? It was carrying another insect. I thought this was breeding behaviour but the other insect looks quite different and was possibly dead.
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1 Dec 2021
Hanging flies have six legs and four wings. The front two legs have special modifications so they are able to hang off leaves or branches of the plants in their habitat, while the remaining two pairs of legs have claws that they can use to capture and kill passing prey, such at the bibone fly in your images
Location information
- Coordinates 149.070342-35.376233
- Altitude 666.4m
- Maps Mount Taylor
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Dec 2021 10:45 AM Recorded on
- AJB Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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- AJB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Harpobittacus australis Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera) Other insects Insects
Species information
- Harpobittacus australis Scientific name
- Hangingfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1652m Recorded at altitude
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