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A very cute hoverfly. Want to take a head shot but this fly is pretty active keep flying around.
Crop version is available here suggested by viewer Nikonian72 and rosearodoe. Thanks for taking interest in my picture.
Taken with a Canon s330 digital ELPH with home-made macro in 2003. Taken outside, just lucky on the exposure.
Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus on a petal floating in the pond. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene
Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects.
The Wewet Shot
Nikon D90 User
Taken: PAWB, Quezon City, Philippines
Hoverfly I trapped on the kitchen window. Bribed with a honey drop for some shots before releasing outside. Assume it's Cheilosia sp.
Focus stacked using zerene
hoverfly
(Syrphidae spec.)
Look at those huge compound eyes!
Shot with canon 600d and reversed Meyer-Optik Görlitz Primagon 35mm f4.5 lens on extension tubes.
36 images stacked.