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08-AUG-2009 Christine Hanrahan

Bee fly (Lepidophora)

Burnt Lands Provincial Park

This is one of the largest Lepidophora that I've seen. It kept following Stephen and landing on his arm where it probed for salty moisture. I tried to get this bee fly to land on me, but it wasn't interested!

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/500s f/4.5 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Geoionela28-Dec-2010 18:16
Excellent macro!
nikon270428-Nov-2009 10:40
dear christine,
nice. the Lepidophora lutea is inexorable.
you have got a watchful eyes.
van dark
Ulla Kruys13-Aug-2009 05:05
Great shot of this interesting Bee fly!
Milan Vogrin09-Aug-2009 17:49
Very nice!
Len09-Aug-2009 14:01
Great macro shot!!V.
slhoornstra09-Aug-2009 08:50
Quite a beauty and he does have a hump back. V
LynnH09-Aug-2009 02:39
Funny how insects are attracted to different people. This is great POV here. V
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