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Palaeontinidae

... that fossils of extinct giant cicadas (pictured) were once misidentified as the oldest known butterflies?
... that some species of the stick insect genus Timema have not had sex for over a million years?
... that scientists first discovered the biological screw joint in the Papuan weevil Trigonopterus oblongus?
... that Calcinus tubularis is one of only two known species of hermit crab whose males and females inhabit different types of shell?
... that the oldest known member of the mayfly family Neoephemeridae is the Eocene species Neoephemera antiqua?
... that Sphecius grandis, the Western cicada killer wasp, paralyzes cicadas for its offspring to eat after hatching?