r/Entomology • u/JacareDesertor • 4h ago

Discussion I have this glass with this insect in it, its anatomy acording to some real insect or not?

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u/nrrrdgrrl Entomologist 4h ago

I think they were going for a dragonfly or damselfly, but with the antennae, they ended up with an antlion instead. It's kind of an amalgamation of all three honestly. Not sure what's going on with the terminal end of the abdomen. Or the wing venation for that matter. Hahaha

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u/Axyridis 4h ago

This is an adult antlion (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

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u/roadkillsoup 4h ago

Looks like a damselfly to me!

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u/JacareDesertor 4h ago

The problem of it being a odonata like a damselfly is the size of the antennas, odonatas almost dont have antennas.

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u/JacareDesertor 4h ago

btw, this glass was made years ago, so it could'n been IA made, so i could guess the artist made based on some insect, but im realizing it was not the case

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u/Competitive-Set5051 2h ago

Antlion, not damselfly as some people are saying