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Fly ? what is it ?
Posted:
Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:16 pmby christiand
Hi all,
does any entomologist amongst us know what this is ?
Thanks,
CD
Re: Fly ? what is it ?
Posted:
Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:19 pmby xerubus
christiand wrote:
does any entomologist amongst us know what this is ?
CD
i would say it's a "great shot".. well done.
regarding id... no idea
cheers
Posted:
Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:41 pmby christiand
Thanks Xerubus,
here is another photo of the fly:
Cheers,
CD
Posted:
Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:42 pmby spada
Hi CD
Great shot , it look like a giant fly for my eye, but I do not know the name of it( it is the one when my wife scale the fish or some sea stuff this fly will come).
Regards
spada
Posted:
Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:45 pmby blacknstormy
Hey CD :
it is Amenia sp., subfamily Ameniinae, body length 15mm
This large Blowfly is metallic dark blue-green in colour with the bright orange colour face. On the thorax and abdomen there are the shiny white spots patterns. Different individuals may have slightly different patterns. This fly is nectar feeder and assist the flower plants for pollination.
Parasitises land snails
Link:
http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_flies ... oridae.htm
go half way down the page
Posted:
Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:50 pmby Manta
Awesome shot Christian!! first one has much more impact than the second and would look great blown up on a wall. (That would, of course, make it a BLOWn FLY.
)
Posted:
Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:50 pmby christiand
Hi Blacknstormy,
thanks a lot.
This is the FLY !
Cheers,
CD
Posted:
Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:50 pmby blacknstormy
Simon wrote:
(That would, of course, make it a BLOWn FLY. )
GROAN - and THIS is how you got to 2000 posts!!!!!!!
Posted:
Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:04 pmby Manta
blacknstormy wrote:Simon wrote:
(That would, of course, make it a BLOWn FLY. )
GROAN - and THIS is how you got to 2000 posts!!!!!!!
You love it !
Posted:
Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:53 pmby avkomp
I think the first one is just amazing.
wonder what lens you used for this??
Steve
Posted:
Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:38 pmby ozczecho
Manta wrote:Awesome shot Christian!! first one has much more impact than the second and would look great blown up on a wall. (That would, of course, make it a BLOWn FLY.
)
...or a "fly on the wall"
Posted:
Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:19 amby christiand
Avcomp,
I used the 50mm f1.8 with a 12mm extension ring.
Cheers,
CD
Posted:
Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:17 amby avkomp
I have said it before and I will say it again:
I gotta get me some tubes
steve
Posted:
Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:41 amby marcotrov
Nice capture CD
Avokamp remember the Nike Ad - Just Do It!
cheers
marco
Posted:
Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:31 pmby glamy
Very nice shot, but a most beautiful fly. I never could imagine they could be this beatiful. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Gerard
Posted:
Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:21 pmby ozimax
Manta wrote:Awesome shot Christian!! first one has much more impact than the second and would look great blown up on a wall. (That would, of course, make it a BLOWn FLY.
)
This one is really bad Simon, even worse than my own attempts at online humour, even worse than Big Pix's...
Great shot of the fly, no doubt an Australian fly with all that green and gold!
Max
Posted:
Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:27 pmby blacknstormy
Ozimax - that is really calling the kettle black !!!! You, and Simon and Bernie are absolute shockers !!!!!!