fatal error
I found this Noon fly impaled on a gorse spike today. I can only think it has flown at speed into the spike and been impaled. When I found it, the legs on one side where still moving. But I think it could have been there for days. I took my pictures and removed the fly from the spike and quickly euthanized it with my finger and thumb.
Very weird thing to find!
Poor fly - I really like these guys but they do fly very fast.
I think if you were noon-fly sized and flying straight at a gorse spike at speed it would occupy a dangerously tiny portion of your field of view.
Noon Fly = Mesembrina meridiana
fatal error
I found this Noon fly impaled on a gorse spike today. I can only think it has flown at speed into the spike and been impaled. When I found it, the legs on one side where still moving. But I think it could have been there for days. I took my pictures and removed the fly from the spike and quickly euthanized it with my finger and thumb.
Very weird thing to find!
Poor fly - I really like these guys but they do fly very fast.
I think if you were noon-fly sized and flying straight at a gorse spike at speed it would occupy a dangerously tiny portion of your field of view.
Noon Fly = Mesembrina meridiana