ichthyologist:
Mantisfly
Mantisflies are neither related to...
Mantisfly
Mantisflies are neither related to mantids, nor flies, but are more related to lacewings. Their praying mantis-like claws are an example of convergent evolution, by which unrelated organisms develop resembling structural characteristics in response to similar needs.
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