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Look in Eyes Death


Look in Eyes Death
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Copyright: Marx Kol (Marx44) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 59 W: 72 N: 279] (1768)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-13 3:10
Viewed: 341
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Flies in the Diptera family Asilidae are commonly known as 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, dragon and damselflies, ichneumon wasps, grasshoppers, and some spiders.

The larvae are often found in decaying organic matter, such as dung heaps and rotting logs. Others species live in the soil. In most species the larvae are omnivorous.

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Hi Marx,
Excellent shot- perfect sharp details, good light and composition. Well done!
TFS,cheers
Adrian

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1800 W: 29 N: 5223] (17114)
  • [2008-06-14 3:08]

Hi Marx,
Wonderful shot of this deadly Robberfly with a catch. Very neat and sharp image with superb lighting and spot-on focus. Excellent DOF isolates the subjects nicely from the BG and I like your chosen POV. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Czesc Marx/
Ostrosc i kolory super, bardzo fajne ujecie.
Pozdrawiam
Mariusz

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