Long-legged Fly 8-21-25
I always enjoy getting a good photo of one of these little guys. They are tiny and have extremely fast reaction times, often reacting before the flash even fires off on my camera. They range in size from 1mm to 9mm long. This one was about 2mm long. Photographed in Maryland on 8/21/25.
"The reaction time for a long-legged fly (genus Condylostylus) can be extremely fast, with some studies recording a response of less than 5 milliseconds to a visual startle reflex. This is considered the fastest visual startle reflex response ever documented in an insect, significantly faster than that of other flies or humans."
Canon 90D, Canon 65mm MPE macro lens, Canon macro twin flash, aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400.
Long-legged Fly 8-21-25
I always enjoy getting a good photo of one of these little guys. They are tiny and have extremely fast reaction times, often reacting before the flash even fires off on my camera. They range in size from 1mm to 9mm long. This one was about 2mm long. Photographed in Maryland on 8/21/25.
"The reaction time for a long-legged fly (genus Condylostylus) can be extremely fast, with some studies recording a response of less than 5 milliseconds to a visual startle reflex. This is considered the fastest visual startle reflex response ever documented in an insect, significantly faster than that of other flies or humans."
Canon 90D, Canon 65mm MPE macro lens, Canon macro twin flash, aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400.