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A 2-photo stack of a hoverfly stopping for a quick snack. This is one of my first attempts at focus stacking and I am pleased with the results.
Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus on an egg laying mission. Each egg is laid near an aphid colony. Hoverfly inspecting the next aphid colony before landing to lay more eggs.
This wasp look-alike insect is completely harmless. Seen here displaying its unique mouth-piece superbly adapted for nectaring at flowers and plants. Noticed its tongue stretched almost the entire length of its body in order to reach for the nectar deep inside the interior of the flower. In human term, if you got such a long apparatus you probably have the benefit of sucking your friend's soup (sitting 2 tables away) dry before he even had noticed.
I wonder how and where he stored his lengthy apparatus.
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Size : approx 12mm
@dairy farm, sg
Hoverfly, flower flies, or syrphid flies
insect family Syrphidae
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow /ˈjæroʊ/ or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae
Hoverfly taken in bright sun using flash.
Trying to see if a cheap 2ND filter helps reduce the strong sun exposure which gives ugly specular highlights giving the diffused flash a chance to light the subject. Normally with these settings the flash output would be minimal.
It does seem to help.
Eupeodes luniger
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
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.
Aphids alone cause tens of millions of dollars of damage to crops worldwide every year; because of this, aphid-eating hoverflies are being recognized as important natural enemies of pests, and potential agents for use in biological control. Some adult syrphid flies are important pollinators.
About 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hoverflies are common throughout the world and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Hoverflies are harmless to most other animals, despite their mimicry of more dangerous wasps and bees, which wards off predators.