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squarepeg0000 t1_jai7yid wrote

Giant...but they don't offer a description of their size.

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Littlebotweak t1_jai8kur wrote

Giant in this context is relative.

Lacewings are quite small, 25mm. Giant lacewings are up to 65mm or so. Over twice the size of other lacewings. That’s giant. 😁

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Parzivus t1_jaiorc9 wrote

65mm is pretty big for a bug, thing probably looks like a dragonfly

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64557175 t1_jaiu6rn wrote

Lacewings are a gardener's delight! Their larvae are known as aphid lions, they are fierce predators.

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dontneedaknow t1_jakpnsc wrote

Ant-lions? same?

I used to watch them as a kid... imagined them as mini sand worms, and they are kinda scary looking in reference books lol.

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zeromeasure t1_jal58m6 wrote

But what exactly makes them Ohio’s natural enemies? I’m picturing a bunch of angry people in a bar in Cleveland collectively grumbling about how much they hate this particular family of bugs.

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strik3r2k8 t1_jai8tmo wrote

It’s about 2.5 bananas

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HazrakTZ t1_jaixsdd wrote

1.2 George Washington penis freedom length units

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