Hoverfly* by Canon DSLR Challenge

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02-AUG-2004	GeraldH

Hoverfly*

No, the former title "Sand Wasp" was wrong. Of course, Victor is right, it is a hoverfly (after doing some research on several insect sites, I think it is a very common species, syrphus ribesii). You can tell that it is a male because the eyes stand close together whereas the eyes of female hoverflies are separated by the forehead.

Canon EOS 10D ,Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro
1/160s f/9.0 at 180.0mm iso200 full exif

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Canon DSLR Challenge		04-Jan-2006 02:00
Can't add anything better or different!! Mr. Biscuit has said everything I would have said, including the 100mm macro. -Cat

Canon DSLR Challenge		01-Jan-2006 14:49
I think Victor is actually a 26-volume set of encyclopedias masquerading as a human and a photog. I think he would clean house on Jeopardy. Anyhow, between this and the green grasshopper shot, I've gotten my first lens itch in almost a year. There is a 100mm+ macro lens in my future. Great detail from a part of the world we often don't stop to see. Nice. --Mr. Biscuit

Canon DSLR Challenge		01-Jan-2006 10:30
Shame on me, I wonder why I claimed this insect to be a sand wasp; I think I have never seen a sand wasp but thousands of hoverflies. Thanks for pointing out the error. Lonnit, the flower with the hairy petals is a zucchini (or courgette) flower. Gerald

Canon DSLR Challenge		01-Jan-2006 09:27
Gerald, Judging mainly by the shape of the eyes and the antennae, I would say this is no wasp but a hoverfly. -- Victor

Canon DSLR Challenge		31-Dec-2005 20:35
Nice shot. Is he on a hairy flower? ~ Lonnit