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The heaviest fly
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Nikhil Patwardhan (NikhilBirder) (23) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2011-05-25 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Camera: Nikon D100, Nikkor 28-70D |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2011-09-27 20:52 |
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| Points: 3 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Was at a nature park shooting macros when this fly came from nowhere and sat on the grass for a minute. It was still enough to click a couple of snaps, and then it disappeared as swiftly as it had arrived.
I liked the golden back and otherwise completely black body of this fly which was about twice the size of a house fly. Hope you enjoy it.
Clicked using a reversed lens, at around 1x magnification. |
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Family Rhagionidae: Chrysophilus thoracicus - adult female.
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(19883) - [2011-09-28 19:25]
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Hello Nikhil,
He didn't stick around long enough for you to capture the best shot, but good enough to identify him as a Golden-backed Snipe Fly (Chrysopilus thoracicus), Nice sharp focus on the head and part of it's back.
Ron
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LOVE THIS! never EVER even knew this one existed...looks as if it was dipped in gold. HEY let me know if you win any money since this sighting; hehe "fortune fly"