Owlflies: The oddball of an insect

owlflies the oddball of an insect

Want to see a strange insect? Look no further than Owlflies.

These flying insects look like a mix of butterflies and dragonflies, possessing strange rainbow-mirrorball eyes and knob-like antennas.

An unusual group of insects part of the Ascalaphidae, a family in the order Neuroptera, these colorful creatures also make deadly aerial predators of other flying insects. Their bipartite compound eyes are UV sensitive, allowing them to hunt prey against the bright sky.

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They can also blend in with twigs when at rest.

Owlflies: The oddball of an insect
Owlflies: The oddball of an insect
Owlflies: The oddball of an insect

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