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farleypkatz.bsky.social
Sylva Dobalova, in Joris Hoefnagel a Kral Kobylek (Joris Hoefnagel and the King of the Locusts) (2026) suggests this creature might be a chimera incorporating features of a Hummingbird Hawk Moth or an owlfly. See images.
www.academia.edu/170638075/JO...
September 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
genotripe.bsky.social
Thanks to this, I have a new insect to add to list of my favourites - I'd never heard of owlflies until now. Related to antlions (another favourite).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owlfly
September 18, 2026 at 9:05 AM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Behold! the stalk upon which i groweth mine Horrors (affectionate), it is fruitful

(owlfly babies 🖤)
Dried stalk, covered in little fuzzy black owlfly larvae, large grabby mandibles spread wide
September 18, 2026 at 2:32 AM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Owlfly babies fresh out of the egg, hungry like baby birds with the normal number of legs
Silly black fuzzy creatures with giant black mandibles spread wide in anticipation of snacks, all stacked in a row on a dry stalk where they just hatched
September 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
umamimommy.bsky.social
Owlfly
August 24, 2026 at 4:35 AM
autoquixotic.bsky.social
Never heard of an Owlfly!! New critter unlocked!!!
August 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Owlfly! Owlfly! Owlfly!
Silly fuzzy dragonfly-like creature at rest on a dry stalk, long abdomen held perpendicular to the stem, long clubbed antennae straight ahead View facing the creature down the stalk, big blue round compound eyes peering
August 22, 2026 at 1:30 AM
hyeonmoyang.bsky.social
Owlfly larva eats termite. What an amazing creature indeed!
August 20, 2026 at 7:27 AM
humanbyweight.bsky.social
What's wild about this is that it's not the first time someone has posted about their dreams marketing my books to them. 😂

Owlfly is working on a lot of futuristic tech but I promise Dream Ads are not one of them! 😅
August 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
asamushi3.bsky.social
先日センター敷地内で見かけたオオツノトンボです。トンボではなくウスバカゲロウに近い仲間のようで、独特の姿勢で止まっていました。

An owlfly (Protidricerus japonicus) spotted on the Center’s grounds the other day. Although it looks like a dragonfly, it belongs to a completely different taxonomic group. It was resting in a very characteristic pose.
August 6, 2026 at 8:25 AM
ibycter.bsky.social
We did not get out much on the night of the fourth day, but I have a few photos: here is an owlfly attracted to the moth sheet
a lovely insect with two pairs of heavily veined wings. It has huge eyes, and long, clubbed antennae (the clubs are yellow). Overall, the insect is brown in colour, and it is sitting on a white sheet
August 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Owlfly! Owlfly! Owlfly! 🤎

We've finally been getting regular rain recently, and no surprise I'm seeing more of my silly friends.
Silly split-eyed owlfly at rest on a twig, booty raised to pretend it's a twig, wings swept back. Weird floof
August 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
ku-y.bsky.social
Owlfly
July 29, 2026 at 8:31 AM
dolomedes.bsky.social
owlfly babiieeessssss #bugsky #insect
Ululodes sp. (prob quadripunctatus, like the adult i posted a couple weeks back)
a bunch of small black insect larvae and some weird red pegs on a stem in front of the Whitest Hand U Know first instar owlfly larva, all fuzzy and setose, already with impressive mouthparts modified sterile eggs used as a barrier to protect the eggs from predation. these little pegs were covered with an ant-repellent substance, preventing hungry insects from crawling up the stem and getting to the eggs
July 28, 2026 at 3:07 AM
zooman.bsky.social
おはようございます🌥️
蛙には会えなかったけれど
角蜻蛉には幾度も会えました
今日も蒸し暑い一日になりそうです...
#ツノトンボ #ズーラシア #Owlfly #ZOORASIA
July 25, 2026 at 11:25 PM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Today was good, I was blessed with a split-eyed owlfly 🤎
Silly dragonfly-like creature but H strange split compound eyes, long clubbed antennae, and abdomen held straight up. Creature is clutching a dry stalk of grass Closer shot of the creature's head and weird split eyes. The head is not really visible because there's just floof upon floof, out of which the giant eyes protrude Wide shot of the creature clutching the stalk, a cypress swamp as backdrop. The creature's booty is in the air and the top is turned towards you sharply like an L Very close shot of the compound eye, like 2 normal god-fearing compound eyes mashed together
July 24, 2026 at 2:32 AM
humanbyweight.bsky.social
PREORDERS ARE OUT TODAY FOR MY NEWEST FIELD GUIDE, "WIDOW SPIDERS OF THE WORLD"!!!!

www.owlflyllc.com/publishing
The front cover of my new field guide to widow spiders. The cover is artfully decorated with seven black, red, brown, and white spotted and striped spider illustrations showing some of the variability within the genus Latrodectus. A tiny male widow spider is positioned in the center on top of a spiky egg sac. From top to bottom, the text of the cover reads "Owlfly Publishing | Widow Spiders of the World | A Traveler's Guide to Dangerous Spiders | Written & Illustrated by Chris Alice Kratzer"
July 22, 2026 at 4:29 PM
dolomedes.bsky.social
i was at a bioblitz yesterday and i'm happy that the blacklight stunner of the night was an owlfly, Ululodes quadripunctatus.
#insects #bugsky
a long, slender, winged insect resting on a white cloth, a nearby light's blue and purple glow reflecting in the animal's divided eyes. it's an owlfly, a member of the antlion family. its antennae are about as long as the body, and each ends in a large bulb. the head and thorax are fuzzy, and the abdomen is patterned - mostly obscured by the clear wing's lacy black veins. a ventral view of the same insect
July 13, 2026 at 2:26 AM
merisi-vienna.bsky.social
Great image and the Owlfly is a first for me, never seen one before!
July 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
threewordgenre.bsky.social
Extraordinary camouflage captured.
Your three words saw everything.

Camouflaged Macleay's Owlfly.

#ThreeWordGenre
July 3, 2026 at 6:55 AM
grays.art
Happy FlyDay. We made it!

Camouflaged Macleay's Owlfly
(Ululodes macleayanus)

on winged loosestrife
(Lythrum alatum)

CREW pen flint strand lakes & trails
Bonita Springs, Florida 6-29-26

#flyday #eck #macro #photography #macroPhotography #bugSky #threewordgenre #nature #insects #art #Neuroptera
An owlfly rests on a thin, leafy branch against a dark background. The insect features large, iridescent compound eyes and long, thin antennae that extend forward. Its body is covered in fine, white hairs, and its abdomen is mottled with brown and tan patterns, held at an upward angle. Clear, veined wings lie flat along its back. The branch has small, green leaves and reddish buds, providing a natural perch for the creature.
July 3, 2026 at 4:52 AM
angra.bsky.social
"Owlfly" adaptação livre para português Moscoruja
July 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
thegardenjungle.bsky.social
If you have any images of it Mark, would love to see what another species of the Owlfly looks like 👍
July 2, 2026 at 7:14 AM
markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social
Great shot - get the Sulphur Owlfly here but amazingly difficult to photograph 👍🏽
July 2, 2026 at 6:55 AM