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Just a humble fly

But still beautiful in its own way and I'm drawn to the way the pin-sharp needles of the host plant echo the spines on fly's lower abdomen.

Canon 1Ds Mk II, Canon 100-400mm IS USM lens, 1/640 sec, f/5.6, 400mm at ISO 400

Posted by at 6:21 pm

3 comments:

  1. Nellie from Beyond My Garden14 July 2011 at 20:18

    Particular beautiful to its mother.
    nellie

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  2. Ashley Ashbee17 July 2011 at 04:23

    Hey Tim!

    Great shot! I don't think bugs can feel pain, really, from what I've read. Maybe that's why this guy is unfazed by the pricklies beneath him.

    -Ashley

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  3. Anonymous17 July 2011 at 17:25

    I like the proboscis.

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