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Band Eyed Fly

mplonsky

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I had been photographing flies, wasps, hornets, etc. that are attracted to fruit that falls from trees on my property when I noticed a really tiny little fly (about 1mm wide by 3-4mm long). When I got the fly in my camara's viewfinder, I was delighted to see that it was a colorful fellow with the most interesting banded eyes. I don't know the species, but I am thinking it is in the Drosophilidae family.

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mplonsky
Thanx to all for the kind feedback on this image.

Allon, you did find the brother. I have a shot with the same posture of "hand" in the air.

After doing some more research, I am told that the bug is a species of Physiphora - family Otitidae.

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I see here dear Mark that you are using Canon 350D with Canon EF 100mm f2.8 MACRO!

Ok.. have to buy that macro for my drops :)

 

Kisses,

Biliana

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mplonsky
Biliana, I believe the canon 100mm macro to be the most versatile of the macro lenses that canon makes. It is a great lens.
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Thank you dear Mark for your Opinion :) I really appreciate it :0)

So I will buy it as soon as possible :)

 

Biliana

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dave_dube
Mark ~ Outstanding photo and very well excecuted!

It would seem that you lost much DOF using the 500D. How close were you (if you can remember), lens to fly?

Regards, Dave

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nile
Beautiful picture. Just wondering if this could be some interspecies hybrid with a mutated drosophila. How big is it?
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