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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.
The Hoverfly:
Camera:Sony A7MII
Lens:Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 5X 0,14 +Raynox DCR-150 as tube lens+M42 Diaphragm
Data: S:4",f:?,iso:100,Mgn:4,5X
Stack:153 images-22Substacks
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 Helophilus pendulus clour matching a mollis azalea flower. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene
Sikorsky Hoverfly 1 (Sikorsky R-4). The Hoverfly 1 was the British version of the American Sikorsky R-4. Significant as the world's first mass produced helicopter, it was also the initial helicopter type to enter RAF service. Developed from the Sikorsky VS-300, the R-4 first flew on 14 January 1942 and production totalled 131. R-4s pioneered virtually every aspect of rotary winged flying and paved the way for effective use of helicopters worldwide.