Uploads from stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays, tagged flies

Over-crowding

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:59:19 -0700

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Various fly species staking a claim to some prime real-estate, virtually impossible to get them all in focus without a macro lens lol.

Hovers

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:24:01 -0700

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Just a selection of hover-flies, always willing to have their photo taken.

Flycatching chiff-chaff

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:59:44 -0700

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Had to climb up a tree to get these shots, so was a bit shaky with the camera work.

May-fly

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:27:54 -0700

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Bit early for one of these i thought considering the long winter.

Scorpion-fly

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:24:01 -0700

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Scary looking insects but quite harmless.

Yellow dung fly

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:56:47 -0700

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Lots of these about now, fierce little predators by all accounts.

Murderous embrace

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:56:47 -0700

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Some variety of robber fly i'd guess sucking the life out of this unfortunate victim, pretty poor light conditions.

Insect tile

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:22:46 -0700

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Another insect variety with hovers, froghoppers and a soldier beetle.

Insect-tile

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:22:46 -0700

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Yet more insects to ponder over lol, here we have a white-tailed bumble, spotted -crane-fly, cardinal beetle and a couple of flies(the one in top right was minute).

Spotted-crane-fly

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:40:24 -0700

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First time i've really noticed one of these, landed right next to me.

Flesh-fly

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:38:00 -0700

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A gruesome name for a fly that i suppose feeds on flesh, big feet for a fly lol.(i prefer it in the lightbox, its further away lol).

Insects

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:29:54 -0700

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A variety of summer and spring insects.

montage

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:06:34 -0700

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Offline till thursday, so heres a little quiz for anyone willing to have a go, just ID the four pictures.

hover flies

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Mon, 23 May 2011 06:59:40 -0700

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i think the fly getting a drink is a blow fly, dont know the ID of the bee-like insect above it.

fly-tile(view large)

nobody@flickr.com (stu.bloggs..Dont do Sundays) — Thu, 19 May 2011 11:44:08 -0700

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A small selection of blow and hover flies.