Although sexual behavior is not well studied in the order, observations exist for members of both snakefly families.
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Snakefly
Synonyms for "snakefly"
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8 translations across 8 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- dəvəcik noun (insect of order Raphidioptera)
Czech
1 entries- dlouhošíjka noun (insect of order Raphidioptera)
Finnish
1 entries- käärmekorento noun (insect of order Raphidioptera)
German
1 entries- Kamelhalsfliege noun (insect of order Raphidioptera)
Navajo
1 entries- aniłtʼánii bikʼosnézí noun (insect of order Raphidioptera)
Polish
1 entries- wielbłądka noun (insect of order Raphidioptera)
Russian
1 entries- верблю́дка noun (insect of order Raphidioptera)
Slovene
1 entries- kamelovratnica noun (insect of order Raphidioptera)
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Adult snakeflies stalk their prey in a manner similar to snakes. When an insect comes within reach, the snakefly will strike, catching the victim with its jaws.
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The order snakeflies (Raphidioptera) consists predominantly of saproxylic predators (Aspöck, 2002). Snakeflies have an almost worldwide distribution, mostly occurring in temperate regions and in mountainous areas closer to the equator.
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