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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Hagenomyia micans

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Neuroptera

Family

Myrmeleontidae

Genus

Hagenomyia

Species

Hagenomyia micans

📏 True-scale comparison (1 m = 1 m) against a 1.75 m humanLength 3.5~4.5cm

🔍 Zoomed View — Same scale as a credit card & 2.65cm coin

· Grid units represent actual meters (m); human and animals are drawn to the exact same scale with original silhouette aspect ratios preserved.
· When a size range is recorded (e.g. 1–1.6m), the lower bound is used for scale comparison.
· Hagenomyia micans silhouette: PhyloPic — Caleb M. Gordon · CC BY 4.0 (Myrmeleon)
· Human silhouette: PhyloPic — NASA · Public Domain Mark 1.0

• Length vs. 1.75 m human: 0.02× Compare with other species →

Insecta🥩 Carnivore

Hagenomyia micans

Hagenomyia micans (Hagenomyia micans · Hagenomyia micans)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

3.5~4.5cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Forests and grasslands; dry sandy ground sheltered from rain (larvae)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 The adult body length of 35–45 mm is about half the width of a credit card (85.6 mm) (Comparison).
💡 The larva, called an 'antlion,' digs a mortar-shaped pit in dry sandy soil and waits for ants to tumble in.
💡 Japanese sources note that the pits of larvae in this group can be found in dry soil beneath the floors of buildings, temples, and shrines.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#명주잠자리#Hagenomyia micans

📖 1. Overview

Hagenomyia micans is an insect in the family Myrmeleontidae. Adults resemble damselflies or dragonflies but have prominent antennae, while the larvae are known as 'antlions' that dig funnel-shaped pits in sandy ground.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Adults are 35–45 mm long with slender bodies and four transparent wings covered in a net-like mesh of black veins.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

Females insert the abdomen into dry soil—such as beneath building floors or under overhanging cliffs—to lay eggs one by one. The larva digs a mortar-shaped pit in the ground, hides at the bottom to catch falling ants or small insects, and spends 2–3 years mainly in the soil before adults emerge from June to October.