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Scorpion or Fly?


Scorpion or Fly?
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Copyright: Wishnu Garuda (wishnugaruda) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2369 W: 180 N: 3379] (14327)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-01
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Tamron SP 90mm 1:2.8 Di - Macro 1/1
Exposure: f/25.0, 1/200 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-07-04 13:18
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Points: 64
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today's post is showing you one of the most beautiful flies we have here in Germany.
It's a Scorpionfly, a small, 18 mm tiny fly.
On the right side you see a female, the one down on the left side is a male.

If you look closer you can see how pretty it is.
Wonderful wings and eyes like they were sunglasses ;-)
It is seen between May and September in forrests or darker parts of the garden. I captured this flies in my own garden very happy to have them there ;-)

Their diet consists mostly of dead insects, which they frequently steal from the webs of spiders.

The name scorpionfly comes from the shape of the males tail, resembling that of a scorpion. Despite the appearance, they are perfectly harmless, and don't sting. The tip of the tail has a pair of claspers which he uses when mating with the female.

Mating can be a dangerous time for the male, if he is not careful the female might decide to kill him! To avoid this he presents her with a gift of a drop of saliva, which in the world of scorpion flies, is the equivalent of a bunch of roses or a box of chocolates.

thistle, pablominto, wkshelton, dew77, phlr, jchemas, ellis49, batu, cosmln, marhowie, horia, valy67, liquidsunshine, SkyF, CTP, red45, scottevers7, wallhalla15, firelord, pat, peter_stoeckl has marked this note useful
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To SkyF: Keine Angstwishnugaruda 1 07-05 11:31
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Hello Sabine,
I somehow don't find them preety, epecially seeing close up! ;-)
But they are no doubt interesting.
It's a very nice set of pictures showing all the important details really well.
I like it!
WELL DONE!

Hello wishnu, excllent details, Bg, POv, DOf perfect colors and framing, TFS Kyle

Hi Sabine,
Superb collage!
The different angles make this image very educational, all captured with great clarity in colours and very fine details!
Funny note too....
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-07-04 13:40]

Hello Sabine,
Wonderful collage.Every frame is crisp clear and razorsharp.Details,use of light and composition are beautiful.Excellent work!
TFS...:-)

Hello Wishnu.
Great shots and great composition.
All three shots have superb colors and great details.
Great POV and BG.
Regards
JC

Hi Sabine,
a very good collage of this small and beautiful fly,
and of course taken in your garden.
The different between the sex is well seen.
NIce colours and good details,
Very well done, my friend.

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  • cosmln Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 201 W: 12 N: 482] (1888)
  • [2006-07-04 14:02]

hi Wishnu,

lovely comnposition.
both female and male and also the detail for the mouth part.

perfect in all, TFS,
cosmln

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1159 W: 255 N: 2639] (11925)
  • [2006-07-04 14:03]

Hi Sabine,

A very nice collage of this small dangerious looking fly,well captured shots,

Regards,
Paul

Hi Sabine
A very good collage of this bug.I think It is an excellent work!

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1028 W: 285 N: 3429] (11374)
  • [2006-07-04 14:33]

Hallo 'Wishnu',
eine gelungene Vorstellung der Skorpionsfliege.
Die könnte ich mir gut in einem Buch über Insekten vorstellen. Abgesehen von der Zusammenstellung sind auch die Einzelfotos exzellent.
Peter

Lovely set Sabine, very nice work. I've never seen one of these here as yet..Very sharp and detailed, and the colors are popin' :)
Very well done.

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  • Aramok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 927 W: 103 N: 1420] (4885)
  • [2006-07-04 15:36]

Sabine

great set of shots with so much colours and sharpness. It is grat to see both sexes in the one collage and great notes.
TFS
Emma

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 884 W: 2 N: 616] (2070)
  • [2006-07-04 16:04]

Hello Sabine , A Very good compositie from the scorpion , they ar very beauty insects ,good details colours pov and sharpnes , tfs ,Greetings Teunie .

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2135 W: 224 N: 3948] (13111)
  • [2006-07-04 16:10]

What an impressive animal!!! All three picture are fabulos, Wishnu! The deail, color and POVs are superb. All in all really educating. Thank you for sharing them...gives us an new opportunity to learn and see things differently.
Bravo!
Horia

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  • valy67 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1318 W: 52 N: 1782] (5276)
  • [2006-07-04 16:21]

Hi Sabine ! I have plenty ofthem in my garden, very nice insects, I like them. All 3 of your shots are really wonderful, with excellent details and vibrant colors. The composition of each picture is great and the collage is also very beautiful, showing us this fantastic fly from different angles. Very well done !
Valérie.

Nice presentation Sabine,
Good detail, colours and sharpness. exposure and lighting are good. Good POV and composition.

Thanks for posting, enjoy the rest of the week.

I was sad to see Germany beaten tonight. They have been such a strong team this World cup, and it took 2 exceptional goals to beat them.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1674 W: 5 N: 2130] (11894)
  • [2006-07-04 19:09]

Bonjour Wishnu!

Superbe macro,l'éclairage est parfait et la qualitée est exceptionnelle.

Merci.
joseph

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-07-04 19:56]
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Hallo Sabine,
da hast u ja wieder so ein exotisches Vieh eingefangen, und da in Deutschland ;-) Eine sehr interessante Fliege, noch nie vorher gesehen, wohl daher, dass ich bei solchen Dingern immer gleich reissaus nehme. Mir waer sowas nie so scharf gelungen haett ich dbei zuviel gezittert ;-. Klasse Colloage da kann ich die so ganz ruhig studieren.
Danke..Sky

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  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 774 W: 6 N: 1107] (3183)
  • [2006-07-04 21:20]

Hi Sabine,
Excellent collage with excellent photos.
I like your pov,dof,focus,sharpness,colors,note and frame.
Well Done my friend.TFS
Chris

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2816 W: 75 N: 7977] (26973)
  • [2006-07-05 3:38]

Hi Sabine!
I think this is one of best pictures of Scorpion Flies I've ever seen. Perfectly clear, sharp, colorfull. Bright light, but not overexposured. Perfect presentation with TN's spirit!

Hi Sabine,
A very unique and interesting looking fly. Nice collage of shots with all of them having beautiful saturated colors and tack sharp detail. You have shwon this fly with great intricate detail. Well done!
Scott

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 753 W: 108 N: 1729] (5398)
  • [2006-07-05 15:39]

Hello Sabine
Wonderful colours, Superb focus and POV on these. And you've create a really lovely collage that tells everything I wanted to know.
Best regards
Silke

Bonsoir Sabine,
Très beau montage. Les 3 photos sont intéressantes mais ma préférée est celle de droite pour le détail "vitrail" des ailes.
Les couleurs sont magnifiques sur les 3.
Les 3 angles de vue sont bien complémentaires.
Félicitations.
Martine

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1276 W: 133 N: 874] (2804)
  • [2006-07-06 3:28]

Excellent composition!
Very interesting POV's!
Excellent on details and colours!
5* and TFS!

Hello Sabine!
Great shots and compose! All of the photos superb! has great details and interesting, funny note you wrote!
Thank you!
Ersin

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 729 W: 119 N: 1060] (4675)
  • [2006-07-06 15:20]

wow, was ist denn das, sabine?! :-)
so ein cooles insekt habe ich noch nie gesehen -
du hast ja einen tollen garten.
ausgezeichnete collage mit wunderbaren details,
hinten skorpionschwanz, vorne einen rüssel und dazwischen gelb-schwarz gestreift.
wunderbar, wieder was gelernt.
danke & viele grüße, thorsten.

Hi Sabine, noch ganz flott - gleicht rumpelt es hier.
Ich finde die Skopionfliege herrlich gruselig. (stelle ich mir immer als Monsterfliege mit einr Spannweite von ca. 1Meter vor). Der Kopf gefällt mir dabei besonders...grins.. Deine Collage - perfect!!!
Jedes Bild für sich ist schon super. Danke für diese gelungene Presentation.
Gruß aus dem momentan gewittrigen OWL.
Heinz

bonjour sabine
je ne prends pas le temps en ce moment pour siviter le site,et je vois que je loupe de tres belles presentations comme ici cette tres bonnes composition de cette mouche scorpion.bravo on les voit sous tous les angles,male et femelle.
bon week end.
laurent

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 883 W: 23 N: 930] (5015)
  • [2006-07-08 10:32]

Sabine bonjour, montage parfait avec cette Scorpionfly!! Couleurs éclatantes et superbes details, mes félicitations et bon week end, Didier.

Hallo Sabine,
sehr schön präsentierte Serie dieses bizarren, gefährlich aussehenden Insekts. Sehr gute Details und starke Kontraste, die die kleinen Szenen sehr lebendig aussehen lassen.
Mit Dank und besten Grüßen,
Peter

Hi sabine.

again a colourfull and sharp composition.
Perfect details.

Gr Thijs

Very Nice picture! nice colors. Very sharp!
It would be fantastic if someone identify it.
Ein tolles Foto! ;)

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 307 W: 3 N: 783] (3692)
  • [2007-10-11 10:37]

hi mr.wishnugaruda,
superb picture fantastic details and awesome collage..all time great picture.cheers to you and your camera.
TFS

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