Joao Burini / Mantis fly (Mantispidae sp) walking on hand, Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.

Joao Burini / Mantidfly (Mantispidae) displaying open wings on a fingertip, in Intervales State Park UNESCO World Heritage Site. Brazil. South-east Atlantic forest,

Jiri Lochman / Mantis fly (Campion rubellus) Western Australia.

Kim Taylor / Green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) egg on a birch twig. Surrey, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) hiding under a leaf, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Doug Wechsler / Brown lacewing (Hemerobiidae) larva feeding on Oleander Aphid (Aphis nerii) Philadelphia, USA, June.

Ross Hoddinott / Green lacewing (Chrysopa carnea) backlit, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. June 2017.

Kim Taylor / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) on grasshead, Surrey, England

Alan Williams / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) resting on leaf at the edge of woodland, Cheshire, UK, June.

John Abbott / Brown lacewing (Sympherobius occidentalis), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA October

John Abbott / Brown lacewing (Sympherobius occidentalis) on white background, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA October

John Abbott / Brown lacewing (Megalomus fidelis), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA October

John Abbott / Brown lacewing (Megalomus fidelis) on white background, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA October

John Abbott / Green lacewing (Abachrysa eureka) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. September

John Abbott / Green lacewing (Chrysoperla rufilabris), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. June

John Abbott / Green lacewing (Abachrysa eureka) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. May

John Abbott / Green lacewing (Abachrysa eureka) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. May

John Abbott / Green lacewing (Abachrysa eureka), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. May

John Abbott / Green lacewing (Abachrysa eureka), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. May

John Abbott / Beaded lacewing (Lomamyia sp.) flying Jasper Count, Texas, USA Controlled conditions. May

John Abbott / Beaded lacewing (Lomamyia sp.) flying Jasper Count, Texas, USA Controlled conditions. May

Nick Upton / Common green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) foraging on Lavender flowerbuds in a garden planted with flowers to attract pollinators, Watch Tower B&B, Dungeness, Kent, UK.

Doug Wechsler / Golden-eyed lacewing (Chrysopa oculata) on goldenrod leaf, Philadelphia, USA, July.

Doug Wechsler / Brown lacewing (Micromus posticus) on goldenrod, Philadelphia, USA, July.

Doug Wechsler / Brown lacewing (Micromus posticus) on goldenrod, Philadelphia, USA, July.

Clay Bolt / Green mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) Pickens, South Carolina, USA, November.

John Abbott / Green Mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) Texas, USA, May.

John Abbott / Green mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) on twig, Texas, USA May

John Abbott / Green mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) on twig, Texas, USA May

John Abbott / Green Mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) exuviae on spider egg case, Texas, USA, January.

John Abbott / Green Mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) Texas, USA, December.

John Abbott / Green Mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) Texas, USA, December.

John Abbott / Wasp mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea) Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA, May.

John Abbott / Green Mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) in flight, Texas, USA, June.

John Abbott / Green Mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) in flight, Texas, USA, June.

John Abbott / Green Mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) Texas, USA, May.

John Abbott / Green Mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) Texas, USA, May.

John Abbott / Green Mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) Texas, USA, May.

Doug Wechsler / Green lacewing larva (Chrysopa) with Red goldenrod aphids (Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum) on goldenrod, Philadelphia; Pennsylvania, USA, July.

Doug Wechsler / Green lacewing eggs (Chrysopidae) deposited on goldenrod leaf, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Doug Wechsler / Green lacewing eggs (Chrysopidae) deposited on goldenrod leaf, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Doug Wechsler / Golden-eyed lacewing (Chrysopa oculta) eating aphid (Uroleucon helianthicola) on Jersulalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosa) Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Solvin Zankl / Lacewing larva (Nothochrysa fulviceps) on oak tree leaf Niedersechsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Elbe Valley, Lower Saxony, Germany, September.

Pascal Pittorino / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) on grass, Var, Provence, France, June.

Pascal Pittorino / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) on grass, Var, Provence, France, May.

Pascal Pittorino / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) on grass, Var, Provence, France, May.

Pascal Pittorino / Green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) on Common hedge parsley (Torilis arvensis) plant, Var, Provence, France, June.

MYN / Marc Pihet / Green Lacewin (Chrysoperla carnea), Maine-et-Loire, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Bridal rainbow (Drosera macrantha) with captured lacewings, Western Australia. meetyourneighbours.net project

Stephen Dalton / Close up of the wing veins of a green lacewing (Chrysopa sp), UK.

Alex Hyde / Common Green / Goldeneye Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) larva, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

Alex Hyde / Common Green / Goldeneye Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) larva, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

John Abbott / Green Lacewing (Pseudomallada sp.) Kernville, Kern County, California, USA, June.

Clay Bolt / Green Mantidfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) portrait, Southern Appalachians, South Carolina, USA, November.

MYN / Pierre Escoubas / European mantispid (Mantispa styriaca) Valbonne, France, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

John Abbott / Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla) Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.

John Abbott / Green Mantisfly (Zeugomantispa minuta) Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.

Doug Wechsler / Brown Lacewing larva (Micromus) eating Red Goldenrod Aphid (Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum) on goldenrod, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, July.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Mantidfly (Mantispidae) Kusad Mountain, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Jussi Murtosaari / Green acewing (Chrysopidae) a neuropteran insect, South Karelia, southern Finland, June.

Jan Hamrsky / Spongillafly larva (Sisyra fuscata) feeding on freshwater sponge (Spongilla lacustris) Europe, September, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Spongillafly larva (Sisyra fuscata) on the gemules of freshwater sponge (Spongilla lacustris) Europe, September, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Spongillafly larva (Sisyra fuscata) sucking the fluids from the cells of the freshwater sponge, Europe, September, controlled conditions

Roman Willi / Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) resting on underside of leaf, Lucerne, Switzerland. October.

Andy Sands / Two Green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) eggs at different development stages on Lily leaf, Hertfordshire, England, UK. August. Focus stacked.

Etienne Littlefair / Mantisfly (Mantispidae) resting on plant stem, Adelaide River Hills, Northern Territory, Australia.

Roman Willi / Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) resting on a flower head, Lucerne, Switzerland. August.

Emanuele Biggi / Lacewing (Chrysopidae sp.) nymph adjusting its camouflage composed of parts of dead arthropod moults held together by spider web silk. This shield hides the Lacewing as it moves around searching for f...

Jean E. Roche / Mantis lacewing (Mantispa sp.) on fig (Ficus carica) leaf in garden. Camargue, Provence-Alpes-Cotes-d'Azur, France. July.

Stephen Dalton / Green lacewings (Chrysopidae) hibernating in the corner of a ceiling.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Green lacewing (Chrysopidae family) profile, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Controlled conditions.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Styrian praying lacewing (Mantispa styriaca) resting on dried thistle flower head, Umbria, Italy. August.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Styrian praying lacewing (Mantispa styriaca) resting on dried thistle flower head, Umbria, Italy. August.

Doug Wechsler / Recently hatched Green lacewing (Chrysopidae sp.) larvae on underside of leaf, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Doug Wechsler / Recently hatched Green Lacewing (Chrysopidae sp.) larvae on empty egg cluster, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Doug Wechsler / Green lacewing (Chrysopidae sp.) eggs suspended from leaf, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Ross Hoddinott / Common green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) on Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum). Cornwall, England, UK. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Mantidfly (Mantispa styriaca) Orvieto, Italy, August

Rolf Nussbaumer / Green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) larva feeding on aphid. Hill Country, Texas, USA.

Doug Wechsler / Brown lacewing larva (Hemerobiidae), Fort Washington State Park, Pennsylvania, USA, June.

Doug Wechsler / Green lacewing nymph (Chrysopidae) eating aphid, (Myzocallis asclepiadis) Fort Washington State Park, Pennsylvania, USA,jUly.

Doug Wechsler / Green lacewing nymph (Chrysopidae) eating aphid, (Myzocallis asclepiadis) Fort Washington State Park, Pennsylvania, USA, July.

Jan Hamrsky / Spongillafly larva (Sisyra fuscata) feeding on freshwater sponge (Spongilla lacustris), Europe, July, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Spongillafly larvae (Sisyra fuscata) feeding on freshwater sponge (Spongilla lacustris), Europe, July, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Spongillafly larvae (Sisyra fuscata) feeding on freshwater sponge (Spongilla lacustris), Europe, July, controlled conditions

Andy Sands / Lacewing (Chrysopa perla) resting under leaf, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June - Focus Stacked Image