Dang! Mantidflies know how to party
August 28, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Dang! Mantidflies know how to party
Grabby Hands waiting for nightfall (Snackfall)
I love mantidflies 🤎
I love mantidflies 🤎
August 20, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Grabby Hands waiting for nightfall (Snackfall)
I love mantidflies 🤎
I love mantidflies 🤎
I finally got to see this species this weekend and now I have seen all the Eastern U.S. Mantidflies 😍
August 13, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I finally got to see this species this weekend and now I have seen all the Eastern U.S. Mantidflies 😍
Is there a special way to attract mantidflies because i very much would like to.
August 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Is there a special way to attract mantidflies because i very much would like to.
I love that mantidflies exist. I love that I get to share a planet with them and I get to be alive when they're alive. That's just way too cool.
August 13, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I love that mantidflies exist. I love that I get to share a planet with them and I get to be alive when they're alive. That's just way too cool.
July 18, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Mantidflies sometimes show up at moth sheets and enjoy the insect smorgasbord. Top left is Beautiful Mantidfly (Leptomantispa pulchella) and bottom left is genus Plega.
#MantidflyAppreciationDay
#MantidflyAppreciationDay
December 12, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Mantidflies sometimes show up at moth sheets and enjoy the insect smorgasbord. Top left is Beautiful Mantidfly (Leptomantispa pulchella) and bottom left is genus Plega.
#MantidflyAppreciationDay
#MantidflyAppreciationDay
Mantidflies are amazing little predatory insects. Here we have four species common in the US: Brown Wasp Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea), Green Mantidfly (Zeugomantispa minuta), Say's Mantidfly (Dicromantispa sayi), and Four-spotted Mantidfly (Dicromantispa interrupta).
#MantidflyAppreciationDay
#MantidflyAppreciationDay
December 12, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Mantidflies are amazing little predatory insects. Here we have four species common in the US: Brown Wasp Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea), Green Mantidfly (Zeugomantispa minuta), Say's Mantidfly (Dicromantispa sayi), and Four-spotted Mantidfly (Dicromantispa interrupta).
#MantidflyAppreciationDay
#MantidflyAppreciationDay
Mantidfly mania in Perry County, Indiana on 9/1. There were 20+ on the sheet from at least three species. I usually see Wasp mantidflies on flower heads and this was my first on the sheet. First, photos on the sheet. (1/2) #Mantidfly #Mothing
November 18, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Mantidfly mania in Perry County, Indiana on 9/1. There were 20+ on the sheet from at least three species. I usually see Wasp mantidflies on flower heads and this was my first on the sheet. First, photos on the sheet. (1/2) #Mantidfly #Mothing
Mantidflies posing for close-ups. (2/2). Four-spotted Mantisfly (Dicromantispa interrupta) (I think) and Wasp Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea) doing a foot inspection. Perry County, Indiana. 9/1/2019 #Mantidfly #Mothing
November 18, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Mantidflies posing for close-ups. (2/2). Four-spotted Mantisfly (Dicromantispa interrupta) (I think) and Wasp Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea) doing a foot inspection. Perry County, Indiana. 9/1/2019 #Mantidfly #Mothing
Wasp Mantidflies (Climaciella brunnea) have been on milkweed and yarrow in nearby meadows the past week. Always fun to see them. Washtenaw County, Michigan #MantidfliesShouldBeAHashtagThing
November 18, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Wasp Mantidflies (Climaciella brunnea) have been on milkweed and yarrow in nearby meadows the past week. Always fun to see them. Washtenaw County, Michigan #MantidfliesShouldBeAHashtagThing
Pretty sure it's a misdemeanor to pass mantidflies without photographing them. This Brown Wasp Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea) got itself covered in pollen while waiting for prey. Washtenaw County, Michigan. 20 June 2022. #MandatoryMantidfly
November 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Pretty sure it's a misdemeanor to pass mantidflies without photographing them. This Brown Wasp Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea) got itself covered in pollen while waiting for prey. Washtenaw County, Michigan. 20 June 2022. #MandatoryMantidfly
I really like members of the order Neuroptera! Antlions, mantidflies, dobsonflies, and snakeflies just don’t get the attention of some of the other orders, despite having very striking and unique features (as well as some ridiculous looking babies.)
May 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I really like members of the order Neuroptera! Antlions, mantidflies, dobsonflies, and snakeflies just don’t get the attention of some of the other orders, despite having very striking and unique features (as well as some ridiculous looking babies.)
Pretty sure this is the weirdest bug I've seen IRL.
Brown wasp mantidfly. Mantidflies evolved mantis-like arms *independent of mantises*, and this one also evolved to look like a paper wasp.
Plant native plants, get the weirdest native bug you've ever seen.
#NativePlants 🌱 #BugSky #Minnesota
Brown wasp mantidfly. Mantidflies evolved mantis-like arms *independent of mantises*, and this one also evolved to look like a paper wasp.
Plant native plants, get the weirdest native bug you've ever seen.
#NativePlants 🌱 #BugSky #Minnesota
July 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Pretty sure this is the weirdest bug I've seen IRL.
Brown wasp mantidfly. Mantidflies evolved mantis-like arms *independent of mantises*, and this one also evolved to look like a paper wasp.
Plant native plants, get the weirdest native bug you've ever seen.
#NativePlants 🌱 #BugSky #Minnesota
Brown wasp mantidfly. Mantidflies evolved mantis-like arms *independent of mantises*, and this one also evolved to look like a paper wasp.
Plant native plants, get the weirdest native bug you've ever seen.
#NativePlants 🌱 #BugSky #Minnesota
mantises and mantidflies are entirely convergent evolution what the hell
awake& haunted by the newly obtained knowledge that muskrats are not as closely related to beavers as i would have assumed
October 27, 2024 at 4:19 AM
mantises and mantidflies are entirely convergent evolution what the hell
The first 3 moth nights we saw:
Beavers
Foxes
Raccoons
Sundews and pitcher plants
Bats
Imperial moths
Longhorn beetles
One zillion small moths
Bess beetles
Mantidflies
Sphinx moths
Frogs
Toads
Click beetles
And ate lots of blueberries and huckleberries
Beavers
Foxes
Raccoons
Sundews and pitcher plants
Bats
Imperial moths
Longhorn beetles
One zillion small moths
Bess beetles
Mantidflies
Sphinx moths
Frogs
Toads
Click beetles
And ate lots of blueberries and huckleberries
July 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The first 3 moth nights we saw:
Beavers
Foxes
Raccoons
Sundews and pitcher plants
Bats
Imperial moths
Longhorn beetles
One zillion small moths
Bess beetles
Mantidflies
Sphinx moths
Frogs
Toads
Click beetles
And ate lots of blueberries and huckleberries
Beavers
Foxes
Raccoons
Sundews and pitcher plants
Bats
Imperial moths
Longhorn beetles
One zillion small moths
Bess beetles
Mantidflies
Sphinx moths
Frogs
Toads
Click beetles
And ate lots of blueberries and huckleberries
Hey so uhhh Mantidflies? Yeah they’re metal as hell.
July 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hey so uhhh Mantidflies? Yeah they’re metal as hell.
Huh, for some reason I hadn’t realized there are mantidflies in my area. I wonder if I have seen them and assumed they were lacewings. Very cool!
March 1, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Huh, for some reason I hadn’t realized there are mantidflies in my area. I wonder if I have seen them and assumed they were lacewings. Very cool!
Wasp mantidflies (Climaciella brunnea) sketch
October 25, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Wasp mantidflies (Climaciella brunnea) sketch
mantidflies are one of my favorites theyre so cool. they look almost exactly like what i would wanna make if i got to invent a bug
December 4, 2025 at 5:29 AM
mantidflies are one of my favorites theyre so cool. they look almost exactly like what i would wanna make if i got to invent a bug
just learned that mantidflies don't have feet on their raptorial forelimbs (forgetting the feet is a common mistake while drawing mantises)
I guess artists have been drawing mantidflies all along
I guess artists have been drawing mantidflies all along
May 2, 2026 at 6:31 AM
just learned that mantidflies don't have feet on their raptorial forelimbs (forgetting the feet is a common mistake while drawing mantises)
I guess artists have been drawing mantidflies all along
I guess artists have been drawing mantidflies all along
MANTIDFLIES MANTIDFLIES
I know for sure there were at least three, but I think there were more like 5-6 individuals! I think they're Leptomantispa pulchella 🌿
I know for sure there were at least three, but I think there were more like 5-6 individuals! I think they're Leptomantispa pulchella 🌿
July 15, 2026 at 7:01 AM
MANTIDFLIES MANTIDFLIES
I know for sure there were at least three, but I think there were more like 5-6 individuals! I think they're Leptomantispa pulchella 🌿
I know for sure there were at least three, but I think there were more like 5-6 individuals! I think they're Leptomantispa pulchella 🌿
Wasps are really good at finding niches like that. There are also some mantidflies in Australia that are parasitoids of spider egg sacs.
March 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wasps are really good at finding niches like that. There are also some mantidflies in Australia that are parasitoids of spider egg sacs.
August 9, 2024 at 3:19 AM