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'''Mecoptera''' (from the Greek: ''meco-'' = "long", ''ptera-'' = "wings") are an order of insects with about 550 species in nine families worldwide. The Bittacidae, or '''hangingflies''', are a prominent family of elongate insects known for their elaborate mating rituals, in which females choose mates based on the quality of gift prey offered by various males.
 
'''Mecoptera''' (from the Greek: ''meco-'' = "long", ''ptera-'' = "wings") are an order of insects with about 550 species in nine families worldwide. The Bittacidae, or '''hangingflies''', are a prominent family of elongate insects known for their elaborate mating rituals, in which females choose mates based on the quality of gift prey offered by various males.
 
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Mecoptera

Mecoptera

Scorpionflies (Mecoptera)

Order: Mecoptera

Description: Mecoptera (from the Greek: meco- = "long", ptera- = "wings") are an order of insects with about 550 species in nine families worldwide. The Bittacidae, or hangingflies, are a prominent family of elongate insects known for their elaborate mating rituals, in which females choose mates based on the quality of gift prey offered by various males.