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It does look and seems behave like some kind of predatory fly but it has 2 pairs of wing and so it is NOT a fly:lecture:. I don't think it is a bee either.Beautiful images Don.
I think it's a horse fly (ouch) and the poor thing has mites.
Good point.It does look and seems behave like some kind of predatory fly but it has 2 pairs of wing and so it is NOT a fly:lecture:. I don't think it is a bee either.
I'm fairly sure there are 2 pairs but in the first shot you should be able to see the halteres if it were a fly.Good point.
Though some fly wings look like that even though they are a single pair.
Now where did I put that insect reference book?
That's how you can tell it's a guy.Don,
phantastic shots....it has an hairy a....
Thank you, Will... I don't think it's a horsefly... I met enough of those guys on my grandparents' Kansas farm and they are truly awful, awe-inspiring, aggravating... take your pick. Say horsefly and I get a mental, visual and auditory image immediately... and this guy doesn't match, not that I know what he is.Beautiful images Don.
I think it's a horse fly (ouch) and the poor thing has mites.
Thank you... he's pretty big in real life, but not huge. Maybe an inch long. Such is the power of macro photography.Don, these look incredible. The bee looks massive in the first shot.
He's really quite something... almost as inquisitive as the praying mantises. As soon as the camera comes out now, he heads for it. Got a tripod? He wants to feel it. Got a head? He wants to land on it. But it all seems like curiosity more than anything.How the devil did you ever get the bee to pose for you? Super glue? Amazing.
Spoken like a veteran... and you're right. A lot of C-130s brought me a lot of C-rations once upon a time. I like 'em (the planes).It looks like the C130 model
Thank you... I'm glad you like them.Explosive lovely DOT.
Thank you, Lili... he's been fun to photograph. It's been awhile since I've found anything interesting in the garden... and one day I found two creatures, a double bonus.Gorgeous Macro work Don, perfectly executed!