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None of the flies (or other insects) in my photos are frozen or dead. None have been manually 'posed'. All are photographed alive and well in their natural environment, unless they are being killed or eaten by another insect in the photo.
My best guess of the genus it belongs to. It is only about a half inch wide and is very common in the understory of plants along the bay shoreline.
MLK Shoreline RP, Oakland, CA
I think the mayfly was already dead when the wasp found him but was the wasp feeding on the mayfly?
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TQ138697 May 2016
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Insect wasp
Øشره غريبة عجيبة سبØان الله وهي Øساسة جداً وتعلم بشكل جيد ما يدور Øولها Øتى لو أنك ظننت بأنها لا ترى شيئاً .
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Common Darter dragonfly at Morton Lochs, Fife.
Taken using my 10x macro lens on my trip to the National Botanical Gardens this afternoon, Its such a fabulous place and a total delight for photographers.
Les chardons des sentiers du Verdon sont très chargés en papillons. un régale pour les amateurs de macro
Once again - instead of Bench Monday I opted for Bug Monday - just had to show it since Cicadas only come around every 17 years.
Cicada nymphs spend 17 years deep in the soil, feeding on the sap from tree roots.
The nymphs emerge all at once by digging their way to the surface of the soil and climbing up tree trunks. It takes one hour for the outer shell of the nymph to split down the back and the winged adult to emerge. The adults live for up to six weeks, during which time they mate and lay eggs into the trees' twigs. After another six weeks, the newly hatched nymphs burrow below ground.
The buzz comes from the vibrating of shell-like drums on the sides of their abdomens, while their wings amplify the sound like a megaphone