Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 52 No. 52 |

Sympecma fusca, the common winter damselfly, is a damselfly a member of the Lestidae and related to the emeralds or spreadwings....
Ancestry Graph
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„Fabulously red against clichés“
There are many prejudices about insects. Bernd, the fire bug says "Don't believe everything you hear!"