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Robber fly


Robber fly
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Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (siggi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1382 W: 56 N: 4768] (16394)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08
Categories: Insects
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-27 2:55
Viewed: 198
Points: 47
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Insects in the Diptera family Asilidae are commonly called robber flies. The family Asilidae contains about 7,100 described species worldwide. All robber flies have stout, spiny legs, a dense moustache of bristles on the face (mystax), and 3 simple eyes (ocelli) in a characteristic depression between their two large compound eyes. The mystax helps protect the head and face when the fly encounters prey bent on defense. The antennae are short, 3-segmented, sometimes with a bristle-like structure called an arista. The short, strong proboscis is used to stab and inject victims with saliva containing neurotoxic and proteolytic enzymes which paralyze and digest the insides; the fly then sucks the liquefied meal through the proboscis. Many species have long, tapering abdomens, sometimes with a sword-like ovipositor. Others are fat-bodied bumblebee mimics. Adult robber flies attack other flies, beetles, butterflies and moths, various bees, ants, dragon and damselflies, Ichneumon wasps, grasshoppers, and some spiders.
Adults lay eggs into soil or plants. The larvae are often found in decaying organic matter, such as dung heaps and rotting logs but are also found in ordinary soil. In most species the larvae are omnivorous and are known to eat eggs and larvae of other insects. The life cycle ranges from 1 to 3 years.
(Wikipedia)
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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 15 N: 1629] (6333)
  • [2009-10-27 3:08]

Hello Siegfried
Excellent macro presentation, with vivid colors and great details
Regards
Razvan

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-10-27 3:16]

Hi Siggi,very nice macro,sharpness and colors very very good,wasn't easy to take so perfectly a litlle diptera,you was great! Thanks for share,have a nice day,Luciano

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3825 W: 190 N: 11396] (35111)
  • [2009-10-27 3:19]

Hello Siggi,
A fine macro of a species of robberfly that I have not seen before. Great POV taken with good sharpness and excellent contrast against the green neutral BG and the fern frond that it sits on.
Thanks and all the best,
Ivan

Hi Siggi,
Great a fly macro photo ...
Excellent detail and beautiful colors.Background also
Best wishes,
Seyfi

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 614 W: 0 N: 557] (3214)
  • [2009-10-27 4:00]

Hello Siggi,

Exceptional macro with a species of insect that I have never seen before. Fantastic colors and details!
Have a pleasant day,
Adrian

Hi Siggi

Great shot of this sleek looking robber fly, Australian species are much hairier than this one. Good composition and sharpness.

Chris

Siggi
Wonderful macro!
Lovely sharp insect!
Great POV,BG!
Horia

Hallo Siegfried
A delightful image with nice and appealing details to admire and observe. The details of this robberfly is really spectacular and well photographed. The green leaf, as well as your green backdrop emphasizes the insect’s details to its best. Great close up. I just love the size of the big black eye. Best regards
Anna

Slav Sîggî,
This is very good macro with excellent sharpness,contrast and very beautiful colors.Great POV and details.TFS.
Best regards,
Dûrzan

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 414 W: 0 N: 1030] (5550)
  • [2009-10-27 6:05]

Very good macro of this Fly!

Hi MF Siegfried. An excellente POV to exalt details and contrast against blurred green BG. Well done.

Roberto

Siggi
What a great macro!
Wonderful details and colors.
Mariana

Hello Siggi,

A great macro with lovely coloration & fine details.

Well done & great POV.

Best wishes

Umar

hello Siegfried
veruy good composition with good light
great details you can see a lot of this fly
beautiful colours
greeting lou

Hello Siegfried,
a very beautiful picture of this robberfly taken from an excellent POV with a very good sharpness, marvellous contrast of dark colours against a very beautiful green BG.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

Hi Siegfried,
A wonderful clean composition with a stunning DOF. The subject looks as if it received a bit too much contrast or was sharpened with a too high ratio. It lost its natural colors.
TFS,
Niek

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2921 W: 34 N: 8658] (32266)
  • [2009-10-27 13:15]

Hi Siegfried.I must say this is a very sharp macro of this Fly. Which you have taken with fine detail. Your use of the light has given such natural colours. It stands out from the plain green BG. well taken TFS.
Nick..

Hallo Siegfried,

Great macro capture of this wonderfully looking robberfly with nice details! I like the great contrast between the colors of the fly and the blurry BG. The sharpness is great and the POV is superb.

Great composition!

best regards,
Paras

Ciao Siggi, lovely robberfly on wonderful blurry BG, fantastic details and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hi MF Siggi,

An awesome macro capture of a robberfly on a beautifully shaped leaf from wonderful lateral POW with plain OFF green BG and impeccable clarity.
TFS and have a nice night!
Cheers,

Bayram

Hello Siegfried,

what an exellent macroshot are this with good pov and dod with blurred bg.
Fine contrast between bg and insect and fine colours.

Gert

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2585] (9117)
  • [2009-10-28 3:41]

Hi Siegfried,
very very sharp capture of the fly. Nice effect of shallow dof.
You have done very well to the details and the green blurry background.
So exciting.

Regards,
Foozi

Gran acercamiento con bonitos detalles. Quizás algo justa de luz, lo que hace que en el cuerpo haya poca definició. La toma tiene bastante dificultad.
Saludos.

Hello Siegfried
you have made a very beautifiul shot of this Robber Fly with great pose, POV and wonderful sharp details, the dark Insect contrasted very well against the superb green color of thd BG
Have a good night
Jacqueline

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